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Umbilical knots as an asserted reproductive sign

umbilici; nodulis; foetus; Umbilicus; noduli

The Archaeus is said to mark the offspring with small umbilical knots from which one may conjecture what offspring the mother has borne or will bear.

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Nine Books on the Nature of Things

Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Meaning

The Archaeus is said to mark the offspring with small umbilical knots from which one may conjecture what offspring the mother has borne or will bear. The Latin asks what offspring, not explicitly how many. The passage identifies a natural signator within the opening scheme, but its reproductive prediction is an historical assertion rather than an established method.

Places to read

  1. Book 9 · Signature · Passage 63Latin“umbilici nodulis”