Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem IX
Arborem cum sene conclude in rorida domo, et comedens de fructu ejus fiet juvenis.
Shut the old man with the tree in a dewy house, and eating of its fruit he will become young.
Renewal happens in a sealed, damp, quiet place. The dew is the gentle agent of the whitening.
What part of you needs a closed and quiet place to renew?
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.