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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Dixi Simplex, quamvis enim omnis Substantia in tribus principiis consistat, nullum tamen est primum vel supremum, nullum ultimum vel infimum, ac etsi separari possint, nihilominus tamen essentialiter dividi nequeunt, sed unumquodque semper in suo socio invenitur.

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

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I called it simple. Although every substance consists in three principles, none is first or highest, none last or lowest. Even if they can be separated, they cannot be divided essentially: each is always found in its companion.

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.