Alchemical Symbolism in the VMS

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The meaning of the well is unclear to me ("aqua vitae" again?).
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With reference to Prof. Böhme and the Rosicrucians, the "Well of Wisdom" can be seen here. The absence of the winch and a rope is meant to symbolize that there is no further wisdom / knowledge than one can see. So it is not it the Mercury Fountain ? There is for example a picture with the "Brun der Warheit" (engl. "Well of Truth"), which looks very similar to some well-known Mercury Fountains. Truth and wisdom are close together, right?


World Digital Library, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, Maximi, de Alchimia libri tres, 1531, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. .

- In an almost simultaneously published manuscript (Chymisches Lustgärtlein) I found a very similar illustration ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ). So it seems like the planets  in an earth cave could be shown in two different ways, in "full form" or "uniform" as six women and Apollo.

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Between Pan and Saturn, you can see a cave with children who symbolize the four elements.
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An interesting book, I'll take a look at it. Do you think it shows the elements or the "planet-children" in the cave ?