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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 6: Rainwater as a Subject

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Da ich dann mit Warheit bezeugen kan / was massen ich den / im Ersten Theil gemelten / und von vorbesagtem Chymico M. M. mir communicirten Spiritum, in einen warmgemachten silbernen Löffel gegossen / und derselbe davon gantz goldgelblecht gefärbt worden.

123–124

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 6: Rainwater as a Subject

123–124

I can truthfully testify that I poured the spirit mentioned in Part One, which the aforementioned chemist M. M. had communicated to me, into a warmed silver spoon; the spoon was thereby coloured entirely golden yellow.

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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.