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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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163–164

In fernerer Betrachtung / ob schon oben im Ersten Theil gedacht worden / daß der Wind und Lufft der Philosophorum Spiritus Mundi sey / ist doch solches allein respectivè zu verstehen. Allermassen bekannt / daß underschiedliche Regiones der Lufft: So seynd beede die Feuer und Wassers-Tinctur, das fermentum und der Azoth zu dem Philosophischen Werck gehörig: Gestalten es an einem allein nicht genug / wie unden erwehnet werden wird / danebenst auch ein für alle mahl beede auß einer Wurtzel gezogen müssen.

163–164

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

163–164

Furthermore, although Part One said that wind and air are the philosophers’ world-spirit, this must be understood only in a relative sense. It is known that there are different regions of the air. Both tinctures, of fire and of water—the ferment and Azoth—belong to the philosophical work. One alone is not enough, as will be mentioned below, and, once and for all, both must be drawn from a single root.

163–164

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.

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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.