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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part I — Theorem VII

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Als achte ich unnöthig / mich deßwegen ferner absonderlich auffzuhalten / sondern schliesse hiemit nochmahln: Daß auß dem Regenwasser (ebenfalls) eine universal-Medicin zuwegen zu bringen sey. Hierüber und zum Beschluß fragt sichs: Weil vielbedeuteter Geist ein Geist Gottes: Item der H. Lufft genennet / und doch auch gedacht wird / daß Er auß dem Wasser herkommen und geschaffen worden: Ob dann derselbe ein erschaffener oder Gott der H. Geist seye? Wiewohln ich mich dieser Frag vielleicht enthalten solte / zumahl und in Betrachtung / ich sonsten insimulirt werden möchte / als wolte ich den Fuß in einen andern Reihen setzen / und denen Herren Theologis vorgreiffen.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part I — Theorem VII

38–39

I therefore think it unnecessary to dwell further on this separately, and conclude once again that a universal medicine may likewise be produced from rainwater. Beyond this, and in conclusion, a question arises: since this spirit is called a spirit of God and the holy air, yet is also said to have arisen and been created from water, is it a created spirit or God the Holy Spirit? Perhaps I ought to refrain from this question, lest I be accused of stepping into another’s place and forestalling the learned theologians.

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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.