Candida Phoenix Philosophica

Name: Candida Phoenix Philosophica
Author: Anonymous

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 6: Rainwater as a Subject

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German & Latin

134–135

Und dieses ist also die / von den Weisen jederzeit so hoch / und doch niemals gnugsam gerühmte / von den Unweisen aber uffs äusserste veracht- und verlachte Hermetische Kunst: Dieses ist das Hermetische / der Natur gemäße / und nicht (ut aliqui somniant) übernatürliche Goldmachen.

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

134–135

This, then, is the Hermetic art, always so highly praised by the wise, yet never praised enough, and utterly despised and ridiculed by the unwise. This is the Hermetic making of gold: in accordance with nature, rather than supernatural, as some dream it to be.

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.