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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 2: The Three Philosophical Principles

German & Latin

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Hingegen aber so achte ich à propos, zu mehrer Erklärung vorangezogenen Spruchs Basilii zu melden / was massen darauß gleichfalls sattsam abzunehmen / welches die rechte Philosophische Particularia seyen / und worauß sie fliessen; Wie dann solches Filius Sendivogii gleichfalls mit nachfolgenden Worten zu erkennen gibt / wann Er schreibet:

90–91

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

90–91

To explain Basilius’s preceding statement further, I consider it appropriate to observe that it sufficiently shows what the true philosophical particular works are and from what they flow. Filius Sendivogii likewise makes this known in the following words:

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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.