Candida Phoenix Philosophica

Name: Candida Phoenix Philosophica
Author: Anonymous

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Dahero und zumahl das Gewässer verbo Dei universali & substantiali (λόγῳ ὑποστατικῷ, & quidem immediatè, uti dictum) erschaffen / und die Kräffte der gantzen Natur hat. Als ist dieser Schluß abermahl bestättiget: Daß auß dem Regenwasser (ebenfalls) eine universal-Medicin zu præpariren sey.

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

Since, then, the waters were created through God’s universal and substantial Word—the substantial Logos, and immediately, as stated—and possess the powers of all nature, the conclusion is again confirmed that a universal medicine may likewise be prepared from rainwater.

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.