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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 4: Generation of Metals

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Der Author des Tractats de Metamorphosi Metallor. describirt die Gebährung der Metallen wiederumb anders / und insonderheit / kurtz darvon zu reden / will er die Beyfügung der schwefelichen Fettigkeit dem Mercurio, nicht zugeben / mit vermelden / daß der Mercurius an sich selbst ein / von den himmlischen Einflüssen digerirende Krafft und Würckung in sich habe / wie bey demselben mit mehrerm mag gelesen werden.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 4: Generation of Metals

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The author of the treatise On the Metamorphosis of Metals describes metallic generation differently again. In brief, he particularly refuses to admit the addition of sulphurous fatness to Mercury, stating that Mercury already possesses within itself a digesting power and operation derived from celestial influences. Further information may be read in his work.

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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.