Zodiac of Nature

Meaning

Zodiac of Nature is the English rendering of the title-form invoked in Part III: benefits and their rank · unit 16 as evidence that the previously named Palingenius truly possessed the art. The passage uses that attribution to support a preference for virtue and heavenly wisdom over gold. It does not prove his practical attainment. The edition flags the printed title as differing from the poem's customary title, but retains it rather than silently correcting the historical author's reception of the work. The nearby referral to Sagittarius belongs to the poem's organization. This title's local role is authority for an ethical valuation of the art, not a complete bibliographical identification.