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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Dannenhero / und auff daß ich recht zum Zweck schreite / zu deme ich anjetzo de Tinctura ad transmutationem Metallorum ebenmäßig zu handlen vorhabens bin; So sage ich mit allen Philosophis für gewiß / und waar / daß keine Natur durch die Kunst anders als in und mit ihrer Natur / und ursprünglichem Samen / verwandelt / oder verbessert werden könne. Wie dann auch insonderheit Nuysement recht und wohl schreibet: Nihil figi potest, nisi sit homogeneum & unius solius Naturæ.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Therefore, to come directly to my purpose, since I now also intend to discuss the tincture for transmuting metals, I affirm with all philosophers as certain and true that no nature can be transformed or improved by art except in and with its own nature and original seed. Nuysement rightly writes in particular: “Nothing can be fixed unless it is homogeneous and of one nature alone.”

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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.