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Under the shadow of your wings

SUB UMBRA ALARUM TUARUM; SUB UMBRA ALARUM TUARUM, JEHOVA

The Latin motto invokes shelter under divine wings before the father’s last testament begins.

From the book

Centrum Naturae Concentratum

Attributed to Ali Puli · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
under the shadow of your wings, Jehovah, SUB UMBRA ALARUM TUARUM.

Meaning

The Latin motto invokes shelter under divine wings before the father’s last testament begins. It establishes a devotional frame for the bequest rather than naming an alchemical material or a physical vessel. The invocation belongs to the heading of this separate companion work; it does not establish that its anonymous father is Ali Puli. Its protective image also differs from the later hand in the engraving, which the prose interprets specifically as an oath about the true matter.

Places to read

  1. The Last Testament of a Father to His Beloved Son · Passage 1German“SUB UMBRA ALARUM TUARUM. JEHOVA!” A devotional invocation attached to the testament.
  2. The Last Testament of a Father to His Beloved Son · Passage 11German“die Hand dabey aus dem Himmel oder Wolcken schweret” The later hand is explicitly an oath, unlike the opening protective invocation.