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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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German & Latin

79–80

Ad particularia zu schreiten / sehen wir ja abermahl selbst / daß auß keinem animali ein vegetabile, und wiederumb auß keinem vegetabili ein animale generirt, und gezeuget wird / sondern es hält abermahl eine jede Natur ihre Ordnung / so gar / daß von einem Pferd keine Kuhe / von einer Kuhe kein Esel / von einem Esel kein Schwein / von einem Schwein keine Geiß / von einer Geiß kein Schaff / von einem Schaff kein Hund &c. fallen thut: Deßgleichen wächst auß Salat-Samen kein Köl / auß Köl-Samen kein Rettich / auß einem Apffelkern kein Birnbaum &c. Und Christus der HErr selber sagt: Kan man auch Trauben lesen von den Dornen / oder Feigen von den Disteln? Allermaßen auch letzlich auß keinem minerali ein animale, oder vegetabile kan zu wegen gebracht werden.

79–80

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

79–80

Turning to particulars, we ourselves see that no plant is generated or begotten from an animal, nor any animal from a plant. Each nature again maintains its order: a horse does not give birth to a cow, a cow to an ass, an ass to a pig, a pig to a goat, a goat to a sheep, or a sheep to a dog. Likewise, cabbage does not grow from lettuce seed, radish from cabbage seed, or a pear tree from an apple pip. The Lord Christ himself says: “Can grapes be gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?” Finally, no animal or plant can be produced from a mineral.

79–80

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.