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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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Letztlich sage ich meines theils / dem Allmächtigen GOtt abermahl inniglichen Danck / daß Er mich nach seiner unermeßlichen Barmhertzigkeit so hoch gewürdiget / und mir offtbedeutes Subjectum, und den König aller Geheimnussen (secund. Polemann.) eröffnet / auch diese Königliche Wissenschafft verliehen hat / und lasse auff allen Fall gleichwohl einen jeden bey seiner opinion verbleiben.

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

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Finally, for my part, I again offer heartfelt thanks to Almighty God, who in his immeasurable mercy has so highly honoured me, revealing the subject so often discussed and the king of all secrets, in Polemann’s expression, and granting me this royal science. In any event, I nevertheless leave everyone free to retain their own opinion.

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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.