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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 8: Philosophical Water

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German & Latin

173–174

Am andern / und dieweil deren so viel seynd / die ihrem eigenen Dünckel nach davon reden / werde ich auch einfältig sagen dörffen / daß ein weiser Baumeister gleich anfangs dahin gedencke / wie er sein vorhabendes Gebäu mit einem guten Grund / auch sonsten also versehen und verwahren möge / damit es weder an einem oder andern Ort außweichen / und einen Fehler gewinnen könne. Ein Gewölb aber / je mehr es beschwehrt / je fester / und beständiger es dadurch gemacht wird. Deßgleichen ein Circul oder Kugel / wann sie in eine andre eingeschlossen / wird sie dadurch in ihrer Runde desto mehr erhalten.

173–174

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

173–174

Second, since so many speak of this according to their own conceits, I too may be permitted to say plainly that a wise builder considers from the outset how to provide his intended structure with a good foundation, and otherwise secure and protect it so that it cannot give way or develop a fault in any place. The more an arch is loaded, the firmer and more stable it becomes. Likewise, when a circle or sphere is enclosed within another, it is thereby better maintained in its roundness.

173–174

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.