“What the wise men call the Salt of the Earth, The Philosopher’s stone is thus to be understood. When nature is united with nature, And the four elements are united with Mercury, Then is created the true tincture of the wise. You shall understand it thus: it is a game, But the wise will understand and comprehend it. With white lilies mixed and purified, Thus the body of the stone is prepared by the wise, And with the eternal divine fire.”