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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Original Subject Index

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German & Latin

unnumbered register pp. 15

Welt wird in die obere und untere unterschieden — 11. wird den Zufällen und nicht der Substanz nach vergehen — 229 Wetter entstehen mehr im Sommer / weder im Winter — 97 Wind und Lufft wird in H. Schrifft und von den Philosophis für eins gehalten — 46 Witterung soll dem Teufel und seinen Unholden nicht zugeschrieben werden — 100. seynd Wunderwercke Gottes — 102 Wort Gottes ist ewig und unveränderlich — 76. durch dasselbe ist alles erschaffen — 73 Z. Zeit und Gedult gehört zur Bereitung der universal Medicin — 170 ENDE.

unnumbered register pp. 15

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Original Subject Index

unnumbered register pp. 15

The world is divided into higher and lower — 11; will pass away in its accidents, not its substance — 229 Storms occur more in summer than winter — 97 Wind and air are regarded as one in Holy Scripture and by the philosophers — 46 Weather should not be attributed to the Devil and his evil followers — 100; consists of God’s wondrous works — 102 God’s Word is eternal and immutable — 76; everything was created through it — 73 Z. Time and patience belong to the preparation of the universal medicine — 170 END.

unnumbered register pp. 15

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.