Motif
Alchemical spiritual transformation
alchemical_spiritual_transformation
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
persian
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Persian Literature, Volume 1 CLVII / CLXVI / CLXXIII / CLXXX; lines 16769-16899 confidence: high
The seeker is told to wash away the dross of life and, by Love's alchemic power, transmute the self to gold.
The poem explicitly links Love's alchemic power with transmuting the self to gold after washing away life's dross.
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