Language of Birds
Language of Birds
Language of Birds
The wise can read nature's book, written in the language of birds and
beasts. Every natural process contains teachings about the great work,
for those with eyes to see.
Consider the peacock's tail - not merely a metaphor for color changes in
the vessel, but a key to understanding the entire process of
transformation. The spider spinning its web teaches about the fixing of
the volatile.
Ancient adepts spent as much time observing nature as they did in their
laboratories. They understood that the book of nature contained the
clearest instructions for the great work.