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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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German & Latin

170–171

Aber darzu gehört Zeit und Gedult / wie der Filius Sendivogii gleichfalls bezeuget: Zumahln der Teuffel / als ein abgesagter Feind der Menschen (und sonderlich der jenigen / so dieses hohe arcanum possediren: dann weil sie hieran test. iterum sæped. Fil. Sendivog. ein warhafftes Zeichen der Liebe Gottes gegen ihnen haben / thut er dieselben desto mehr anfeinden) nicht feyert / sondern stets Hindernuß und Widerwärtigkeit erweckt; Massen ichs meines theils auch gnugsam erfahren / so gar / daß an dem Ort / wo ich die beste Sicherheit / dem Werck abzuwarten / erlangt zu haben / vermeynt gehabt / mir am meisten Hindernuß begegnet ist.

170–171

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

170–171

But this requires time and patience, as the Son of Sendivogius also testifies. Above all, the devil, as humanity’s sworn enemy, is not idle, but continually raises obstacles and adversity. He is especially hostile to those who possess this high secret, since in it, as the same often-cited author again testifies, they have a true sign of God’s love towards them. I have experienced this sufficiently myself: precisely where I thought I had obtained the greatest security for attending to the work, I encountered the most obstruction.

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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.