Yet the pattern
Has implied symbols in the soul.
The maker sowed charmed symbols of its essence
Deep within the fabric of man,
And from out this seed, not only souls
But all superior orders spring.
Within amphoraeus substances there is one kind of sign:
Formless and individual.
In the corporeal world there are other signs:
The unspeakable properties of the beyond
Which are
Far more excellent than the symbols themselves.