Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem XXXIII
Hermaphroditus mortuo similis, in tenebris jacens, igne indiget.
The Hermaphrodite, lying in darkness like one dead, needs fire.
The united being is not yet alive. It lies in the dark and waits for heat.
What in you is complete but not yet warm?
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.