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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 11: Theophrastus and the Homunculus

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Siquidem anima sive spiritus hominis, ceu radius divinæ essentiæ, tradente D. Cartolossæo, & tanquam λόγῳ ὑποστατικῷ, non autem λόγῳ προφορικῷ, sive Decreto aliquo particulari, ut brutorum & vegetabilium creatus, per se potentiâ & virtute multiplicativus est, quæ solâ sumptione costæ de Adamo ab ipso Creatore interveniente, in actum vel effectum deducta & promota fuit.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 11: Theophrastus and the Homunculus

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For the human soul or spirit, as a ray of the divine essence, according to Cartolossæus, and created, as it were, by the hypostatic Word rather than by a spoken word or particular decree, as in the case of animals and plants, possesses in itself the capacity and power to multiply. That capacity was brought into actuality or effect when the Creator himself intervened by taking the rib from Adam.

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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.