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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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Und wiewohl lectio & meditatio gleichfalls keines wegs hindan zu setzen / auch man sodann / wann man durch dieses Mittel eine gute Theoriam und cognitionem Materiæ acquirirt, kühnlich ad reliqua schreiten / und den laborem vor die Hand nehmen mag / als wordurch der Verstand der Philosophischen dunckelen Sprüche desto besser zu erreichen / und zu würcklicher Erkäntnuß der Natur zu gelangen: Zu deme sonder die Hand-Arbeit das Werck nimmer zu verfertigen; So ist doch abermahl Gott zuvorderst umb sein Gedeyen inständig anzuflehen / und zu bitten / damit unser lesen / meditiren / und Arbeit nicht vergeblich sey / sondern man seinen Zweck erreichen möge.

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

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Reading and meditation must certainly not be neglected. When by these means one has acquired sound theory and knowledge of the matter, one may confidently proceed to the remaining tasks and undertake the labour. Through it one can better understand the philosophers’ obscure sayings and attain actual knowledge of Nature. Moreover, without manual labour the Work can never be completed. Yet here too one must first earnestly implore God to grant success, so that our reading, meditation, and labour may not be fruitless, but attain their purpose.

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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.