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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 10: Requirements for the Art

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Ob aber diese bey GOtt mehr Verantwortung haben werden / oder jenige / welche offtgedachte Kunst vor Teuffels-Werck halten / oder dieselbe / als thäte sie auß sein des Teuffels Eingeben herrühren / außschreyen / das stehet dahin.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 10: Requirements for the Art

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Whether these men will have more to answer for before God, or those who regard this Art as the devil’s work and denounce it as proceeding from his inspiration, remains an open question.

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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.