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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 6: Rainwater as a Subject

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Inmassen weder eines noch das andere in der Schöpffung einig vegetabile oder animale herfür gebracht / biß GOtt der HErr gesprochen: Es lasse die Erde auffgehen Graß und Kraut / das sich besame / und fruchtbare Bäume / da ein jeglicher nach seiner Art Frucht trage / und habe seinen eigenen Samen bey ihm selbst auff Erden. Item: Es errege sich das Wasser mit webend- und lebendigen Thieren / und mit Gevögel / das auff Erden / under der Feste des Himmels fliege &c. Ferner: Es bringe die Erde herfür lebendige Thiere ein jedes nach seiner Art &c.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 6: Rainwater as a Subject

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For neither earth nor water brought forth any plant or animal in the creation until God the Lord said: “Let the earth bring forth grass and seed-bearing plants, and fruitful trees, each bearing fruit according to its kind and having its own seed within itself upon the earth.” Again: “Let the water teem with moving, living creatures, and with birds that fly above the earth under the firmament of heaven.” Further: “Let the earth bring forth living creatures, each according to its kind.”

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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.

About Diotimos Editions

This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

Rights

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.