Philosopher's Stone
Artwork by J. Augustus Knapp commissioned by Manly P. Hall for The Secret Teachings of All Ages
"The Philosopher's Stone is an ancient symbol of the perfected and regenerated man whose divine nature shines forth through a chain of purified and unfolded vehicles. As the rough diamond is dull and lifeless when first removed from the black carbon, so the spiritual nature of man in its "fallen" state reveals little, if any, of its inherent luminosity. Just as in the hands of the skillful lapidary the shapeless stone is transformed into a 'scintillating gem from whose facets pour streams of varicolored fire, so upon the lathe of the Divine Lapidary the soul of the man is ground and polished until it reflects the glory if its Creator from every atom. The perfecting of the Diamond Soul through philosophical-alchemical art was the concealed object of Hermetic Rosicrucianism."- Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages
12x18 print glossy
image size ~ 10" x 15"
13x19 print matte 16pt archival cardstock
image size ~ 11" x 16 1/2"
