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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 10: Requirements for the Art

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R. Das erste Membrum dieser Quæstion anbelangend / wird darzu hauptsächlich erfordert; 1. Cognitio Naturæ. 2. Cognitio Materiæ. 3. Processus. 4. Vita Christiana. Sintemahln und gleich wie man sine cognitione Naturæ, ad cognitionem Materiæ nicht gelangen kan / also ist sine cognitione materiæ aller Proceß und Practic, Müh / und Arbeit / vergebens / und sine vitâ Christianâ, wird man kein glückliches End erreichen.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 10: Requirements for the Art

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Answer. As for the first part of this question, the principal requirements are: first, knowledge of Nature; second, knowledge of the matter; third, the process; and fourth, a Christian life. Just as one cannot attain knowledge of the matter without knowledge of Nature, so without knowledge of the matter every process and practice, every effort and labour, is in vain. Without a Christian life, one will reach no successful conclusion.

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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.

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This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

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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.