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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Original Subject Index

German & Latin

unnumbered register pp. 11

Mercurius non est absque Sulphure & Sale — 35. ist die Lufft — 87. nihil in se recipit, quam quod suæ essentiæ homogeneum — 220. gemeiner kan seine Flüchtigkeit nicht ablegen — 147. concentratus unde? — 178 Metalla vulgi sunt mortua — 149 Metalle haben keinen particular Saamen — 81. entspringen aus den Elementen — ibid. haben alle einen Ursprung — 111. wie sie generirt werden — 114. entspringen aus dem Wasser — 124 N. Natur was sie sey? — 59. ist von Gott am allerersten erschaffen — ibid. ist das Subjectum darin Gott würcket — 63. soll aus H. Schrifft erlernet werden — 71. ist unveränderlich — 76. hält ihre Ordnung in Gottes Wort gantz eigentlich und unverbrüchlich — 77

unnumbered register pp. 11

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Original Subject Index

unnumbered register pp. 11

Mercury is not without Sulfur and Salt — 35; is air — 87; receives into itself only what is homogeneous with its essence — 220; ordinary mercury cannot relinquish its volatility — 147; concentrated Mercury: its source — 178 Ordinary metals are dead — 149 Metals have no particular seed — 81; arise from the elements — ibid.; all have one origin — 111; how they are generated — 114; arise from water — 124 N. Nature: what it is — 59; was created first by God — ibid.; is the subject in which God acts — 63; should be learned from Holy Scripture — 71; is immutable — 76; preserves its order precisely and inviolably in God’s Word — 77

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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.

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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.