I had in mind the 'agelstern' in the opening lines of Wolfram's Parzival.
Tim Romano


Charles Moyer wrote:

>     The "fitful sun", the magpie's black and white plumage are very
closely
> associated alchemical symbols of sun and moon, Apollo and Artemis, animus
> and amima. Jung said, "We can safely call the light the central mystery of
> philosophical alchemy." Then see Jung's <Mysterium Conjunctionis> and
> <Psychology and Alchemy>, although I believe there is more to it than
> "individuation" short of the transmutation of lead to gold, and Nicholas
> Flamel's claim must make us wonder at that. "Aurum nostrum non est aurum
> vulgi".
>     Your line from "Parzival" - is it from these in Book X
>
>     "One who has heart's sincerity,
>     Of love will never be quite free.
>     Now with joy and now with rue,
>     Real love is devotion true."
>