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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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67–68

Econtra autem, und daß die particular-Naturen λόγῳ προφορικῷ erschaffen / ist darauff ebenmäßig unfehlbar zu schliessen / weil nemblich bey Beschreibung derselben Schöpffung / der Text jederzeit außtrücklich sagt: Und Gott sprach &c. Worauß dann sattsam erscheint / daß es ein sonderbar außgesprochen und vernehmlich Wort / und nicht nur ein blosser Gedanck &c. gewesen; wie mir dann der seel. Arnd gnugsam zu meinem proposito stehet / wann er schreibet: Das Wort / so Gott in der Schöpffung geredet &c.

67–68

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

67–68

Conversely, that the particular natures were created through the uttered Logos may likewise be inferred with certainty, because in describing their creation the text always expressly says, “And God said,” and so forth. This sufficiently shows that it was a particular, pronounced and audible word, rather than merely a thought. The late Arnd supports my purpose when he writes, “The Word that God spoke in creation,” and so forth.

67–68

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.