Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem XXXVI
Lapis projectus est in terras, et in montibus exaltatus, et in aere habitat, et in flumine pascitur, id est, Mercurius.
The stone has been cast onto the earth, raised on the mountains, dwells in the air and is fed in the river: that is, Mercury.
The stone is everywhere and in every element. The material of the work is common, not rare.
Where is the material of your work lying in plain sight?
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.