Candida Phoenix Philosophica

Name: Candida Phoenix Philosophica
Author: Anonymous

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 13: The Controversy Over Light

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Cæterum autem ut res dilucidior evadat, sciendum, quod hic Lux propria & naturalis sit intelligenda, quatenus percipitur beneficio oculorum, & organorum visus in facultate videndi, hanc statuo esse Accidens & qualitatem & affectionem corporis lucidi subtilissimam, quâ orbis variaque corpora homini perceptibilia redduntur: Quamvis pro ratione Subjectorum varia sit, eaque vel 1. Extraordinaria, ut Lux illa primogenia in primis tribus diebus, antequam sydera creata fuerunt.

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 13: The Controversy Over Light

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To make the matter clearer, it must be understood that I mean light in its proper and natural sense, as perceived through the eyes and organs of sight by the faculty of seeing. I maintain that it is an accident, quality, and most subtle affection of a luminous body, by which the world and its various bodies become perceptible to man. It varies according to its subjects. First, it may be extraordinary, as was the primordial light during the first three days, before the heavenly bodies were created.

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.