artifex

The artifex is the alchemist attempting to bring together opposites black/white, male/female, animus/anima, and so on as part of the major opus.

Listening to Raven: The Shadow’s Role as Guide William Harryman 2007

It is an old insight — think of the Renaissance conception of G-d as the optimus artifex — and it is a good one.

Archive 2009-11-01 2009

It is an old insight — think of the Renaissance conception of G-d as the optimus artifex — and it is a good one.

Green 2009

Rather, the creation of new myths is associated with the work of creation, linking the work of God as artifex with that of the composer of allegory.

Literary Forms of Medieval Philosophy Sweeney, Eileen 2008

Having achieved the task of completing the work of the artifex, acting as the shadow to bring the necessary elements into consciousness, the raven is purified and becomes white.

Listening to Raven: The Shadow’s Role as Guide William Harryman 2007

In discussing an alchemical work by Senior De chemia, Jung suggested that ravens represent the helpful spirits or familiars who complete the work when the skill of the artifex has failed him.

Listening to Raven: The Shadow’s Role as Guide William Harryman 2007

Uxorem bonam aut invenisti, aut sic fecisti; si inveneris, aliam habere te posse ex hoc intelligamus: si feceris, bene speres, salvus est artifex.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Solers quilibet artifex instrumenta sua diligentissime curat, penicellos pictor; malleos incudesque faber ferrarius; miles equos, arma venator, auceps aves, et canes, Cytharam Cytharaedus,

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Philippus ridendi artifex, Philip, a jester, was brought to make sport.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Then Pendergast answered dryly, "Qualis artifex pereo."

Dance Of Death Preston, Douglas 2005