The fire (Study for a cover) "The poet is born from the fire [...]. Symbol of ascent [...]." http://books.google.it/books?id=y7mCnU9 ... ia&f=false Symbol of purification, fire surrounds the male principle, expands its action is therefore centripetal or constructive. The energy that flows from the fire is the principle of life itself. Fire is the symbol of initiation esoteric. As cardinal point indicates the south, as the summer season. http://www.mitiemisteri.it/esoterismo/e ... urali.html