>”Quite literally, the quintessence stands for the “fifth essence”(from Latin “Quintus,” meaning five), and while not strictly speaking a symbol, it forms an important philosophical key to the understanding of many of our secret signs and sacred symbols. It is the element or feature that binds the different parts of a symbol into a harmonious whole, and can often be found in the center of a symbol, where it may be indicated with that most deceptively humble of symbols, the dot, or sometimes the letter Q.”
Signs and symbols of magic & mystery
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