Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem XXIV
Regem lupus voravit, et vitae crematus reddidit.
The wolf devoured the king and, burned, gave him back to life.
The king is consumed, the consumer is burned, and the king returns. Death and return in one sentence.
What has consumed you that might, in the fire, give something back?
Michael Maier, Atalanta Fugiens (Oppenheim, 1618). Engraving in the public domain. Motto transcribed from the 1618 edition; translation and reading by The Hermetic School. All the emblems.