HONEY: In orphic tradition, honey is a symbol of wisdom. The occult maxim, 'the bees are born from the oxen' finds its explanation in the astrological relationship between Taurus and Cancer and in the symbolic use of the ox as a sign of sacrifice, expressive of the idea that there is no higher knowledge without suffering. Honey is also credited with other meanings: re-birth or change of personality consequent upon initiation; and in India, the superior self comparable with fire.

PALACE: In Cabalistic symbolism, the sacred palace, or the 'inner palace', is located at the junction of the six Directions of Space which, together with this centre, form a septenary. It is, consequently, a symbol of the Centre---of the 'unmoved mover'. It is also known as the 'silver thread' being the hidden bond which joins humans to their Origin and to their End.