BIDDEN or Not BIDDEN Latin The Wild Goose Studio Irish Vocatus atque non vocatus

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VOCATUS - ATQUE - NON - VOCATUS - DEUS ADERIT
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Made in Ireland by The Wild Goose Studio, Kinsale, Co. Cork
The Latin original
"Bidden or not bidden,
God is Present"
8.5" x 7"  Bronze over resin.  Ready to hang.
Explanation on Back
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Bidden or not bidden, God is Present
VOCATUS - ATQUE - NON - VOCATUS - DEUS - ADERIT
Carl Jung, the eminent psychologist, 1875-1961, had this carved, in Latin, over the front door of his house in Zurich.  This was to remind those entering that
"Awe of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom. Psalm 111.10
The words are said to originate from the reply given by the Delphic Oracle to the Lacedaemonians when they were planning a war against Athens:  "Yes the Gods will be present, but in what form and to what purpose?"
Jung came across this when, as a student of 19 years, he was studying a Latin collection of analects, or jottings, by Erasmus, the Renaissance scholar and humanist. It is also carved on Jung's tombstone.