Getting the ring of the princess from the well has a great meaning too: the ring is the symbol of perfection and of the con-
summation of all that is created, and we find its power in the magic ring that everyone assembled here knows,” the owl continued its explanations.

“The well again is considered the first and most original token of comprehensive creative power; for in the same manner in which the source gushed forth fresh as dew from the bottom, the cosmic worlds flow dew-fresh from the pure consciousness of the creator and converge into the wholeness of nature like the rivers merge with the ocean.

“To locate perfection at its place of birth - in its original state - is the holy duty of a true king; for if the child is not born in perfect, complete diversity - with head, ears, eyes, nose, arms, legs and all organs, how then should the grown-up man exhibit perfection in all these things?

“This was the reason why the king's son should fetch the ring of the princess - a ring which represents the perfection of a whole kingdom - from the bottom of the source like from the depth of wisdom.