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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 2: The Three Philosophical Principles

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88–89

Demnächst ist auch alhier zu erinnern / was Basilius sagt / Nemblichen: Und will dir endlichen in der Warheit und durch die Liebe Gottes dieses noch offenbahren / daß die Wurtzel des Philosophischen Schwefels / der da ein himmlischer Geist ist / mit der Wurtzel des Geistlichen übernatürlichen Mercurii, so wohl der Anfang des Spiritualischen Saltzes / in einem ist / und in einer Materia gefunden wird / und nicht in vielen Dingen: Ob gleich der Mercurius für sich von allen Philosophis / und der Schwefel für sich / neben dem Saltze / insonderheit angezogen wird / so sag ich dir doch / daß solches alles nur auff ihre Uberflüssigkeit zu verstehen / welches in jedem am meisten gefunden wird / und particulariter in viel Weg mit Nutzen kan gebraucht und bereitet werden / zu der Artzney und Veränderung der Metallen.

88–89

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 2: The Three Philosophical Principles

88–89

We should also recall what Basilius says: “Finally, in truth and through the love of God, I will reveal this to you: the root of philosophical Sulphur, which is a heavenly spirit, together with the root of spiritual, supernatural Mercury and the beginning of spiritual Salt, are in one and are found in a single matter, rather than many things. Although all philosophers discuss Mercury separately, and Sulphur separately, alongside Salt, I tell you that this concerns only their abundance—whichever is found most plentifully in a given thing—and their preparation and profitable use in many particular ways, for medicine and the alteration of metals.”

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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.