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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Candida Phoenix PhilosophicaOriginal Contents — Part I

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Original Contents — Part I

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German & Latin

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Register der Theorematum und Capiteln dieses Buchs. Ersten Theils. Prooemium — pag. 3 Theorema I. Daß Gott der HErr das Wasser am ersten erschaffen — 4 Theor. II. Daß auß dem Wasser alle Ding erschaffen — 6 Theor. III. Daß das Wasser die Kräffte der gantzen Natur in sich habe — 9 Theor. IV. Daß zu præparirung einer Universal-Medicin kein particulare, und weder ein Animale, Vegetabile, noch Minerale, sondern ein Subjectum universale und Catholicum gehörig — 10 Theor. V. Daß die Wasser in der Scheidung an sich selbst nicht verändert / sondern nur eines dünner / zarter / durchsichtiger / und von mehrer Krafft und Würckung / weder das andere gemacht worden — 14

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Original Contents — Part I

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Contents of the theorems and chapters of this book. First Part. Proem — p. 3 Theorem I. That God the Lord created water first — 4 Theorem II. That all things were created from water — 6 Theorem III. That water contains the powers of the whole of nature — 9 Theorem IV. That preparing a universal medicine requires no particular thing—animal, vegetable, or mineral—but a universal and catholic subject — 10 Theorem V. That separation did not change the waters in themselves; one was merely made thinner, subtler, clearer, and more powerful and effective than another — 14

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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.