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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Conclusion

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German & Latin

243–244

Und gleich wie ich letzlich einem jeden / der dieses Arcanum erlangen wird / das Sigillum Silentii, zu dem Ende recommendiren thue / damit solche hohe Gabe Gottes denen Unwürdigen / nicht vorsetzlich in die Hände gespielet / und zu höchst-unverantwortlichen Mißbrauch Ursach gegeben werde / auch Er selbsten sich nicht in Gefahr setze / inmassen an meinem oben im Neunten Capitel angezogenem Exempel abzunehmen;

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Conclusion

243–244

Lastly, I commend the seal of silence to everyone who attains this arcanum, so that such a lofty gift of God is not deliberately placed in unworthy hands and made an occasion for utterly indefensible abuse, and so that its possessor does not put himself in danger, as may be gathered from the example I cited in chapter nine.

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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.