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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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Cui tunc consequens est, quod nostra corpora post mortem & putrefactionem in novissimo die etiam perfecta, atque ab omni macula & corruptione libera, gloriosa, & spiritualia sint resurrectura, secundum illud Paulinum: Seminatur in corruptione, surget in incorruptione, seminatur in ignobilitate, surget in gloriâ, seminatur in infirmitate surget in virtute, seminatur corpus animale, surget corpus spirituale.

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

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It follows that after death and putrefaction our bodies will rise on the last day perfected, freed from every stain and corruption, glorious and spiritual. As Paul says: It is sown in corruption; it will rise in incorruption. It is sown in dishonour; it will rise in glory. It is sown in weakness; it will rise in power. A natural body is sown; a spiritual body will rise.

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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.