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The Sophic Hydrolith, Water Stone of the Wise
Anonymous and companion authors · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Sagittarius functions here as a locator within the cited work of Palingenius. After two lines condemning greed and love of money, the main treatise sends the reader to the remainder under that sign, near the end. The English makes the reference’s navigational purpose explicit.
The printed abbreviated phrase is retained as evidence without manufacturing a page number or silently completing an unfamiliar abbreviation. This occurrence does not prescribe an astrological date for work or claim that the reader must wait for the Sun to enter Sagittarius. Its immediate role is a literary cross-reference supporting the author’s rejection of wealth as the highest good.
Places to read
- Part III: benefits and their rank · unit 15A brief attack on greed is followed by a direction to consult Palingenius under Sagittarius near the end.
Attested forms
sub signo Sagittarii fer. ad finem