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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Conclusion

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German & Latin

234–235

Gestalten und in etwas ad speciem zu gehen / mancher und wohl sehr viele des Philosophischen Wercks sich unterfangen / und doch weder Anfang / noch Ende / weder was der Lapis Philosophorum, noch dessen Materia, was die Philosophische Principia, was der Ursprung der Metallen / und deren Wurtzel und so genanntes Semen, auch worinn dasselbe zu finden und anzutreffen / eben so wenig was sonsten ins gemein die Natur und die principia rerum seyen / gewißt / dahero auch unmöglich gewesen / daß sie den Proceß und das Mittel zu ihrem Zweck zu gelangen / recht treffen können:

234–235

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Conclusion

234–235

To be more specific: many—indeed very many—have undertaken the philosophical work without knowing its beginning or end; what the Philosophers’ Stone or its matter is; what the philosophical principles are; the origin of metals, their root and so-called seed, and where that seed is to be found; or even what nature and the principles of things are in general. It was therefore impossible for them to find the correct process and means of reaching their goal.

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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.