Candida Phoenix Philosophica

Name: Candida Phoenix Philosophica
Author: Anonymous

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 8: Philosophical Water

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Diese Frag zu beantworten / ist erstlich zu wissen / daß uns Gottes Wunderwerck alle und gründlich zu erforschen unmüglich: Gestalten solches der Allweise GOtt / seinen frommen Knecht Hiob hiermit underweisen wollen / wann Er zu ihme under andern gesprochen: Weistu wer des Regens Vatter ist &c.?

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 8: Philosophical Water

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To answer this question, we must first know that it is impossible for us to investigate all God’s wonders thoroughly. The all-wise God wished to teach this to his devout servant Job when, among other things, he asked him: “Do you know who is the father of rain?”

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.