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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Candida Phoenix PhilosophicaPart II — Chapter 12: Solomon and the Hermetic Art

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Part II — Chapter 12: Solomon and the Hermetic Art

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German & Latin

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So wenig aber folgt: Solomon hat Gold auß Ophir holen lassen. Ergo so hat Er nicht selbst Gold machen können. Eben so wenig folgt / wann Er schon nicht selbst Gold gemacht / oder mehrberührte Hermetische Kunst exercirt / Ergo so hat Er darvon nichts gewißt / noch dieselbe gehabt: Dann warumb er fürs Erste Gold auß Ophir holen lassen / das wird in seiner Weißheit gnugsam angezeigt / nemblich dieweil Er / als ein weiser Mann / wohl gewußt / daß GOtt nicht will / daß da ligen bleibe / was seine Göttliche Weißheit geschaffen hat.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 12: Solomon and the Hermetic Art

199–200

But “Solomon had gold brought from Ophir; therefore he could not make gold himself” does not follow. Nor does “Even if he did not make gold himself or practise the Hermetic Art, therefore he knew nothing of it or did not possess it.” First, the reason for bringing gold from Ophir is sufficiently indicated by his wisdom: as a wise man he knew well that God does not wish what his divine wisdom has created to lie unused.

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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.