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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 13: The Controversy Over Light

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Altera Epistola. Tit. Quibus me V. R. est dignata literas accepi: Quamvis autem animus mihi non fuerit, quæstionem inter nos illam de luce motam, utrum ea Substantia sit, an Accidens? cum ipsa disceptare: Visis tamen argumentis speciosis in Epistolâ pro sustinendâ prioris negatione allatis, mentem atque intentionem mutare duxi, non ut vellem doctiorem instruere; Sed ut ne occasionem contemplandi opera DEI suaviter se præsentantem præterirem.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 13: The Controversy Over Light

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Second Letter Reverend Sir, I have received the letter with which you honoured me. I had not intended to dispute with you the question we raised about light, whether it is a substance or an accident. But after seeing the plausible arguments advanced in your letter to maintain the denial of the former, I decided to change my mind and intention. I do not presume to instruct someone more learned; I simply do not wish to pass over so welcome an opportunity to contemplate God’s works.

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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.