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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 3: Comets and Other Meteors

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Derohalben David im 18. Psalm ebenmäßig recht sagt: Dampff gieng auff von von seiner Nasen / und verzehrend Feuer von seinem Munde / daß es davon blitzet &c. Gestaltsam GOtt der HErr der Natur dißfalls / wie erwehnt / keine sonderbare Ordnung und Befehl gegeben / noch einige causa subordinata, oder Erschaffungs-Wort in H. Schrifft zu finden ist / sondern uns vielmehr der 148. Psalm gleicher massen berichtet: Daß Feuer / Hagel / Schnee / Dampff / und Sturmwinde / sein Wort außrichten.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 3: Comets and Other Meteors

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David therefore rightly says in Psalm 18: “Vapour rose from his nostrils, and consuming fire from his mouth, from which lightning flashed,” and so forth. As stated, the Lord God has given nature no particular order or command in this matter, nor is any subordinate cause or creative word found in Holy Scripture. Rather, Psalm 148 likewise tells us that fire, hail, snow, vapour and storm winds fulfil his Word.

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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.