Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Alchemical transmutation by wine

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A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


sufi

  • The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam XLIII. / XLIV. / XLVIII. / LVIII.; lines 3456-3549 confidence: high

    The Grape is said to confute the Two-and-Seventy jarring Sects with logic and to act as a sovereign Alchemist changing life's lead into gold.

    The Grape is called a sovereign Alchemist that turns life's leaden metal into gold, and a draught from the Alchemist banishes calamities.

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