Xognosis EsotericaArcane Publishing StudioRestored Plate 2 from the Mutus Liber ("Silent Book"), a Classic Alchemical Text without words.
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The first plate of the Mutus Liber depicts our awakening from unconsciousness by divine providence. Two angels on a ladder reach toward ten stars, calling us to climb toward greater understanding.
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