Candida Phoenix Philosophica

Name: Candida Phoenix Philosophica
Author: Anonymous

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 4: Generation of Metals

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108–109

Und daß die Philosophi melden / ob wäre nur ein einiger Weg hierzu zu gelangen / solches ist von dem End und nicht dem Anfang zu verstehen / und daß sie alle endlich zu einem Zweck gelangt seynd / ob schon einer diesen / der andere einen andern Weg / im Anfang gebraucht hat.

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 4: Generation of Metals

108–109

When philosophers say that there is only one way to attain it, this is to be understood of the end rather than the beginning: all finally arrived at one goal, although one initially used this path and another a different one.

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.