Atalanta Fugiens, Emblem XLVI

Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem XLVI

Aquilae duae, una ab ortu, altera ab occasu, conveniunt.

Two eagles, one from the east and the other from the west, come together.

Opposite directions, one meeting place. The volatile from both ends converges.

What is coming toward you from two opposite directions?

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.

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