Redrawn from an early
18th centruy water color
(Artist unknown.)
The Hand of The Mysteries.
The original drawing from which this plate was taken is designated the hand of the philosopher which is extended to those who enter into the Mysteries.
The Art of Practicing Not Preaching
From Kircher's
Oedipus Egyptiacus.
The Key To Alchemy According to the Egyptians.
The priests of Egypt not only used the scarab as a symbol of regeration but also discovered in its habits many analogies to the secret processes whereby base metals could be transmuted into gold.