Woodcut engraving depicting the eleventh key of Basil Valentine symbolising multiplication. The two lions represent sulphur being consumed by mercury and being transformed through digestion (represented by the Gemini Twins) into numerous young. The sun represents gold and the moon silver.

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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