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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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Weßwegen / und was das dritte membrum anreichet / der jenige / so vielerwehnter Kunst nachtrachtet (neben einem subtilen Ingenio, secund. sæped. Fil. Sendivog.) auch ein gedultig und standhafftig Gemüth haben solle / auff daß er sich nicht durch ein- und andre Sophisterey und Betrug / oder ander Geschwätz (es ist dieser oder jener 30. 40. ein anderer 50. Jahr damit umbgegangen / und hat viel daran gewendet / und nichts außgerichtet &c.) irri machen: oder auch auß Verdruß das Werck ligen lasse / und sein Vorhaben unzeitig quittire.

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

188–189

Thus, as to the third part of the question, anyone who pursues this often-mentioned Art should possess not only a subtle intelligence, according to the frequently cited Son of Sendivogius, but also a patient and steadfast disposition. He must not let sophistry, fraud, or idle talk unsettle him—such talk as “This man or that spent thirty or forty years on it, another fifty, and expended a great deal without achieving anything.” Nor should vexation make him abandon the Work and relinquish his purpose prematurely.

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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.

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.