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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Conclusion

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German & Latin

233–234

Beschluß.

Also habe ich den Philosophischen Phœnicem und die Materiam universalem, vermittelst der Gleich- und Geheimnuß des Regenwassers / sowohln auch erstgedachte Materiam universalem an sich selbst / was dieselbe nach ihrem Wesen und Eigenschafft sey / auffrichtig beschrieben / dabenebenst auch durch deutliche Vortragung der waaren Philosophischen Principien eine solche Theoriam an Tag gegeben / darauß gewißlich eine gute Practic folgen kan / und per consequens das Studium Philosophicum Hermeticum und Rempublicam Spagiricam verhoffentlich nicht wenig befördert: Dann es ist Eingangs / was massen die Hermetische Philosophia in Theoria und Praxi bestehe / erwehnet / deßgleichen in Prooemio des andern Theils gedacht worden / daß die irrige labores auß einer gleichfalls irrigen Theoria herfliessen.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Conclusion

233–234

Conclusion.

Thus I have sincerely described the philosophical phoenix and universal matter through the analogy and mystery of rainwater, and likewise universal matter itself, explaining its being and properties. By clearly setting forth the true philosophical principles I have also brought to light a theory from which sound practice can certainly follow. I hope thereby to have advanced the study of Hermetic philosophy and the spagyric commonwealth in no small measure. At the outset it was mentioned that Hermetic philosophy consists of theory and practice; likewise the Proem to the Second Part stated that mistaken labours arise from a mistaken theory.

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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.

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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.