A Discourse on the Albigensian Heresy

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A circular emblem sits in the center of a white rectangular label. In the upper left corner of the label is a small, printed capital letter E. The emblem features a central blue medallion. It depicts a white pelican in her piety, a pose where she pecks at her own breast to nourish three red roses located on an altar or nest below her. A golden sunburst or divine radiance shines from the top of the medallion. A white circular border surrounds the central image. It contains the words Hermetic Philosophy original: "PHILOSOPHIA · HERMETICA" written in pale gold capital letters.

Hermetic Philosophy original: "Philosophia Hermetica". This refers to a philosophical and religious tradition based on writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. It heavily influenced alchemy and Western esotericism., pelican in her piety A symbol of self-sacrifice. In Christian art, it represents Christ. In alchemy, it represents the stage of the "Great Work" where the substance is nourished by its own distilled liquid., alchemical emblem, Rosicrucianism A spiritual movement from the 17th century that used the rose and cross as its primary symbols., roses