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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 3: Comets and Other Meteors

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Zum Beschluß setze ich noch folgendes hinzu / nemblich:

Von dem Ab- und Zufluß des Meers.

Das an sich selbst grosse und wunderbare Geschöpff Gottes des Meers / ist wegen dessen sonder- und wunderbaren / und seine Zeit ordentlich haltenden Ab und Zuflusses noch mehrers zu verwundern: Und weiln dieser fluxus & refluxus, von denen Philosophis ebenmäßig under die so genannte Meteora gerechnet wird / auch dessen Ursach zu Erkantnuß der Natur abermahl zu wissen nicht undienlich ist; So habe ich alhier darvon gleichfalls etwas zu handlen nicht underlassen wollen.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 3: Comets and Other Meteors

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To conclude, I add the following.

The ebb and flow of the sea.

The sea, itself a great and wondrous creature of God, is still more marvellous for its extraordinary ebb and flow, which keep their appointed times. Philosophers likewise count this flux and reflux among the so-called meteors. Since knowing its cause is again useful for understanding nature, I have wished to discuss it briefly here.

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About This Reading Edition

An anonymous Hermetic treatise of 1680, presented in its original German and Latin with a new English translation, 279 explanatory notes, the historical phoenix frontispiece, an introduction, reading guide, outline, glossary, bibliography, and original registers.

Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Candida Phoenix philosophica. Frankfurt am Main: Christian Hermsdorff, 1680. The chosen witness is the Wellcome Library copy digitized as b32993456; German and Latin, with French, Greek, and Hebrew passages retained.

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This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

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The 1680 source is identified as public domain by the Wellcome/Internet Archive record. The supplied 2026 transcription, English translation, introduction, notes, reading guide, outline, glossary, bibliography, and editorial arrangement are published with the site owner’s authorization. The frontispiece is retained from the supplied edition and credited to its historical witness.