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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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Eben also wird auch sothanes wunderbare Circul- und kugelrunde Gebäu / und Gewölb des Himmels / und die in demselben von dem Lufft beschlossene Erde / in und mit dem über solch prächtiges Gebäue ebenmässig wunderbarlich verordneten Last des Gewässers / in seiner beständigen Form und Runde conserviret / auff daß je eines in dem andern dergestalt gantz wunderbar bestehe / gleich wie dieses alles sambtlich zuvorderst in Gottes Wort bestehet: Dann es ist alles von ihm / und zu ihm geschaffen / und es bestehet alles in ihm.

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

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In the same way, the wondrous circular and spherical structure and vault of heaven, and the earth enclosed within it by air, are preserved in their stable form and roundness through the weight of the waters wondrously appointed above that magnificent structure. Thus each is wonderfully sustained within the other, just as all together are sustained first and foremost in God’s Word. For everything was created by him and for him, and everything holds together in him.

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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.

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.