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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 7: Other Waters and Philosophical Earth

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Alwo dann im Gegenfall ebenmässig unfehlbar folgt / weil auß dem Regenwasser / vermög mehrangezogenen Exempels / ein lebendig- spiritualisch- und tingirendes Gold zu wegen zu bringen / daß es / wie oben in definitione angezeigt / keinen sonderbahren Seegen / und Befehl von Gott dem Allmächtigen empfangen / auch seine Residenz in der Lufft / und under der Feste des Himmels habe.

161–162

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 7: Other Waters and Philosophical Earth

161–162

Conversely, it follows with equal certainty that, since living, spiritual and tincturing gold can be obtained from rainwater, according to the repeatedly cited example, rainwater has received no particular blessing and command from Almighty God, as stated in its definition above, and has its residence in the air, beneath the firmament of heaven.

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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.