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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 3: Comets and Other Meteors

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Und ob man schon diese Meynung mit dem im Büchlein Hiob am ersten Capitel beschriebenem Exempel / da der Text meldet: Das Feuer Gottes fiel vom Himmel / und verbrannte Schaaf und Knaben / und verzehrte sie &c. Ferner: Und sihe / da kam ein grosser Wind von der Wüsten her / und stieß auff die vier Ecken des Hauses / und warffs auff die Knaben &c. So dann den Sprüchen Pauli / Ephes. cap. 2. vers. 2. & c. 6. vers. 12. zu behaupten sich bemühet / allwo St. Paulus von dem Fürsten der in der Lufft und Finsternuß dieser Welt herrschet / &c. redet /

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 3: Comets and Other Meteors

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One may attempt to support that opinion with the example described in Job 1, where the text says: “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned the sheep and young men and consumed them”; and further: “Behold, a great wind came from the wilderness and struck the house’s four corners and cast it upon the young men.” One may also invoke Paul’s sayings in Ephesians 2:2 and 6:12, where he speaks of the prince ruling in the air and the darkness of this world.

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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.

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.