Freher — Paradoxes, Emblems & Enigmas, 18th-Century MS (1720) - Page 22

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A circular diagram divided by a horizontal diameter. The upper semi-circle contains several radii converging at the center point. The lower semi-circle contains a series of intersecting diagonal lines forming a lattice-like pattern.

Those things that strive toward the One find rest in the One. original: "In Uno Quiescunt, quæ ad Unum tendunt." The converging lines in the top half represent the peace found in returning to the source, while the complex lattice below represents the unrest of the fragmented world.

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A circular diagram with a central point. Several radii extend from the center to the upper circumference. In the lower half, lines descend at various oblique angles from the horizontal diameter, not meeting at a single point.

From the Center, straight lines stand in every direction. original: "E Centro Recta quaquaversum stant."

Oblique lines fall here and there. original: "Obliqua hinc et inde cadunt." This contrasts the stability and order of the center with the chaotic "falling" of things that are not aligned with the divine verticality.