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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 9: Effects of the Elixir

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Welches ein zwar magerer / aber doch darbey starcker Doctor, auch wohl bey einem / oder dem andern Authore mag gelesen haben / deßwegen Er dann sehr eyfferig darumb bey mir münd- und schrifftlich solicitirt / und weil Er an der gratification, ob schon vielleicht noch zu zeitlich verzweiffelte / dieses Arcanum, und gleichsam der Hauptschlüssel der Hermetischen Kunst (in dessen Ermanglung die Astronomia inferior der Philosophiæ müssig zu gehen / außdrücklich warnet: Dann weme das Saltz der Weisen mangelt / dem mangelt auch ihre Weißheit / und die gantze Kunst.)

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 9: Effects of the Elixir

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A doctor, lean though otherwise vigorous, may well have read this in one author or another. He therefore applied to me very eagerly for it, both orally and in writing, and despaired of having his request granted, perhaps prematurely. This arcanum is, as it were, the master key of the Hermetic art. Inferior Astronomy expressly warns that without it one must leave philosophy alone: whoever lacks the salt of the wise lacks their wisdom and the whole art.

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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.