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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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Quare concludo cum Seiboldo (cui etiam assentire videtur D. Felden.) Hominem esse Imaginem DEI imitationis: Et quidem hanc imitationem non solum in dicto rerum dominio (cujus concessio etiam magis hominem terrestrem quam cœlestem respicit) sed etiam in Sanctitate & Justitia cæteris virtutibus Christianis consistere credo. Valeat V. R. & Stylo simplicissimo ignoscat. Anno 1669.

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

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I therefore conclude with Seibold, with whom Felden also seems to agree, that man is the image of God by imitation. I believe that this imitation consists not only in the dominion over things already mentioned—which is granted more to the earthly than to the heavenly man—but also in holiness, righteousness, and the other Christian virtues. Farewell, Reverend Sir, and forgive this most unadorned style. In the year 1669.

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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.