drakontomalloi:Photograph of Greek inscription at the Bollingen “Tower” of C.G. Jung; the inscriptio
drakontomalloi:Photograph of Greek inscription at the Bollingen “Tower” of C.G. Jung; the inscription itself dates to 1950.The central figure is Homunculus-Mercurius-Telesphorus, wearing a hooded cape and carrying a lantern. He is surrounded by a quaternary Mandala of alchemical significance, with the top quarter dedicated to Saturnus, the bottom quarter to Mars, the left quarter to Sol-Jupiter (“male”) and the right quarter to Luna-Venus (“female”). The Greek inscription translates to approximately:“Aion (Time, Eternity, the Eon) is a child at play, gambling; a child’s is the kingship. Telesphorus (“the Accomplisher”) traverses the dark places of the world, like a star flashing from the deep, leading the way to the Gates of the Sun and the Land of Dreams”Time is a child at play, gambling; a child’s is the kingship is a fragment attributed to Heraclitus.to the Gates of the Sun and the Land of Dreams is a quote of the Odyssey (24.11), referring to Hermes the psychopomp leading the spirits of the slain suitors away. Ὁ.ΑΙΩΝ.Π ΑΙΣ.ΕΣΤΙ.ΠΑΙΖΩ Ν.ΠΕΤΤΕΥΩΝ.Π ΑΙΔΟΣ.Ἡ.ΒΑΣΙ ΛΗ [♄] ΙΗ ΤΕΛΕΣ ΦΟΡΟΣ ΔΙΕΛΑΥ ΝΩΝ.ΤΟ ΥΣ.ΣΚ ΟΤΕΙΝ [☉ ♃] [☿] [♀ ☾] ΟΥΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ. ΤΟΠΟΥ Σ.ΚΑΙ.ὩΣ. ΑΣΤΗΡ. ΑΝΑΛ ΑΜΠΩ Ν.ΕΚ.ΤΟ Υ.ΒΑ ΘΟ [♂] ΥΣ. ὉΔ ΗΓΕΙ ΠΑΡ᾽ ΗΕΛΙΟΙΟ.ΠΥΛΑΣ.Κ ΑΙ.ΔΗΜΟΝ.Ο ΝΕΙΡΩΝ -- source link