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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 2: The Three Philosophical Principles

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German & Latin

89–90

Allein das Universal, als der höchste Schatz der irdischen Weißheit / und aller drey anfahenden Dinge / ist ein einiges Ding / und wird in einem einigen Ding funden / und herauß gezogen. Sintemahl darauß nicht allein / was oberwehnt / sondern auch zuvörderist erhellet / daß die Principia Philosophica nicht auß underschiedlichen Dingen (sie seyen gleich nochmahln einander so nahe verwandt / als sie immer wollen) sondern einem einigen Subjecto zu ziehen. Allermaßen die jenige nochmahl gantz unrecht daran seynd / welche den Mercurium auß einer; dann den Sulphur, und wiederumb das Sal auß einer andern materia zu extrahiren vermeynen; Gestalten ich auch ferner ermahnet haben will / daß man in extrahendis principiis istis ordine, und ja nicht præposterè procedire / damit man nicht die materiam verderbe / und die Zeit zugleich verliere.

89–90

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 2: The Three Philosophical Principles

89–90

“The Universal alone, as the highest treasure of earthly wisdom and of all three originating principles, is one single thing, and is found and extracted in one single thing.” This makes clear not only what was said above, but especially that the philosophical principles must be drawn from one single subject, rather than from different things, however closely related those things may be. Those who expect to extract Mercury from one matter, Sulphur from another and Salt from yet another are therefore entirely mistaken. I would further warn that these principles must be extracted in due order, never in a reversed or confused order, lest the matter be spoiled and time lost as well.

89–90

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.