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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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Darumb sage ich / wann man das Wasser von einer Farbe in die andere / biß auff die höchste Farb und fixe röthe gebracht / so hat man die Tinctur. Gestalten mir auch hierinn Rosarius beystehet / in dem er spricht: Fili moneo te, quod totum intentum tuum sit in decoctione aquæ, & ne tædeat te si vis habere fructum, & non cures de aliis rebus vanis, nisi de solâ aquâ, coque ipsam paulatim putrefaciendo, donec mutetur de colore ad colorem perfectum &c.

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

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I therefore say: when water has been brought from one colour into another until it reaches the highest colour and fixed redness, one possesses the tincture. Rosarius supports me here, saying: “My son, I admonish you to direct your whole intention to the cooking of the water. Do not grow weary if you wish to obtain the fruit, and do not concern yourself with other vain things, but with water alone. Cook it gradually, bringing it through putrefaction, until it changes from colour to perfect colour.”

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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.

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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.