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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 13: The Controversy Over Light

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219–220

Dixi nullam contrarietatem in se recipere, à proprietate nimirum: Nam attestante D. de Nuysement, Substantia hanc habet proprietatem, ut nullam contrarietatem in se recipiat, alias etiam per artem pura & à corruptione libera reddi haud posset, prout tamen quotidiè in arte nostra videmus, & gratia DEI ipse scio, & in praxi observavi, quod Mercurius noster nihil in se recipiat, quam quod suæ sit essentiæ homogeneum.

219–220

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

219–220

I said that it admits no contrariety into itself, referring to its property. As de Nuysement attests, substance has this property of admitting no contrariety; otherwise the Art could not render it pure and free from corruption. Yet we see this daily in our Art. By God’s grace I myself know and have observed in practice that our Mercury receives into itself only what is homogeneous with its own essence.

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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.