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The Latin motto accompanying this engraving, Cor Verum Terra, is translated literally as “the Earth is the true heart.” The philosophical earth is our true mother—she nurses and supports our hungry spirits.

This picture was originally printed in Michael Maier’s 1618 work Atalanta Fugiens.

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Psychology: Making “Sense”
Science: Like a Fish Out of Water
Myth: In the Garden
Art: Cor Verum Terra
Thought: A Walk in the Park

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