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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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Quid dicam de magno Mysterio illo, quod per aquam & Spiritum Sanctum regeneremur, & in Filios DEI adoptemur? Sciendum tamen est, materiam Lapidis aquam esse, & aquam in supremum colorem & fixitatem redactam ipsum lapidem. Videat ergo V. R. quantum Philosophia & ars nostra Hermetica ad errores tam in Physicis, quam in Religione evitandos, nec non ad fidem Resurrectionis carnis nostræ ac vitæ æternæ fiduciamque in DEUM confirmandam prosit.

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

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What shall I say of that great mystery, that through water and the Holy Spirit we are regenerated and adopted as children of God? It must nevertheless be known that the matter of the stone is water, and that water brought to the highest colour and fixity is the stone itself. Consider, then, how greatly our Hermetic philosophy and Art help us avoid error both in natural philosophy and in religion, and strengthen faith in the resurrection of our flesh and eternal life, and trust in God.

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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.

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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.