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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Derwegen auch sothane particularia keines wegs zu anatisiren / noch in ein summum temperamentum zu bringen / sondern es behält ein jedes seine particular-Krafft / oder es wird ihme solche durch ein anders / wo nicht gar benommen / jedoch zum wenigsten geschwächt / und hat alsdann keines seine rechte Würckung / allermaßen man gewahr werden muß / daß die composita in den Apothecken / offtmahls mehr Schaden / als Nutzen verursachen.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Such particulars therefore cannot undergo equal balancing or be brought to the highest balance of qualities. Each retains its particular power, or another substance weakens that power, if it does not remove it altogether. Then none has its proper effect. One must accordingly recognize that compound preparations in apothecaries’ shops often cause more harm than benefit.

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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.