Atalanta Fugiens · 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.
Emblem IX
Renewal happens in a sealed, damp, quiet place. The dew is the gentle agent of the whitening.
A question to carry
What part of you needs a closed and quiet place to renew?
Emblem of the day
Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens (1618), with the Latin motto, a translation and a reading for each plate.
Engraving in the public domain.