On the Occult Philosophy or the Secret Miraculous Birth of the Seven Planets and Metals

with me and EVRIMONE. Then a great wind came, in which a man flew very nimbly and swiftly. He was a servant of the monster. He carried two hard stones in one hand and a torch in the other. He struck the stones together so that pure fire came out. He blew into this with his sharp breath so that the fire flared up and was able to light the torch. As this happened, they made the fire larger and larger and blew fresh air into it. They set a pot made of glass onto the fire, cooked the milk and honey, and brewed red wine from it. It was so sweet that nothing could be compared to it. With this, they fed the goddess VESTAE, kept her warm, and well covered until her birth. They anointed her body all around with squill juice original: "Meerzwiebelsafft" that had been prepared with vinegar, and they placed a crown of many colors upon Cœlus, which he wore in honor of the goddess. And as the goddess Vesta tasted the food, she could hardly satisfy herself, for she was