From the book
The Sophic Hydrolith, Water Stone of the Wise
Anonymous and companion authors · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Crooked paths and distant mountains of gold characterize the promises of the sophistical art rejected in the conclusion. The mountains are excessive promised wealth, perhaps forever beyond reach, not the response's hidden mountain at the world's centre. The author contrasts these promises with plain, modest expense and aid to Nature. Their practical end is loss of money, fruitless labour, and potentially body and life. The images expose a mismatch between spectacular expectation and unstable results rather than condemning every journey or mountain image elsewhere in the volume.
Places to read
- Conclusion · unit 6False masters lead by crooked paths and promise distant mountains of gold.
- First Response · unit 7The First Response’s hidden central mountain is a distinct image from the conclusion’s promised mountains of gold.
Attested forms
krumme weg; güldene Berg