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"Golden Age Reborn I sought, I found, I purified often, and I combined, I matured, the Tincture followed. The Golden Elixir, which is now called the center of the world; hence So many senses, so many writings of men, and various forms. To all I frankly confess, Medicine from metals Is for both the strong and the weak. A point divinely arisen." — Thesaurus et armamentarium medico-chymicum, by Adrian von Mynsicht (1603–1638)

"This, our child, is most often Fed with its mother's milk, So that it may grow gradually, And gain new strength for itself. The Triangle in such matters Brings forth the rough dragon, Which yields the fruit, O lovely Moon, As well as the fair Sun. Three eagles stand on one side, Which the Triangle here indicates. These together you may Assign to the three spirits."
— Viridarium chymicum, das ist: Chymisches Lust-Gärtlein. c. 1688, by Michael Maier