Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem XXVI
Sapientiae humanae fructus Lignum vitae est.
The fruit of human wisdom is the tree of life.
The image echoes the Book of Proverbs, where wisdom is a tree of life to those who take hold of her.
What would you have to take hold of, not just admire?
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.