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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Original Contents — Part I

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Theor. VII. Daß die (sonsten also genannte) Causa efficiens dieser universal-Medicin, eben der jenige grosse Geist seye / davon an offt allegirtem Ort (Gen. cap.1.) der Text meldet: Und der Geist Gottes schwebet auff dem Wasser — 27

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Original Contents — Part I

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Theorem VII. That the so-called efficient cause of this universal medicine is the very great spirit of which the frequently cited passage, Genesis 1, says: “And the Spirit of God hovered upon the water” — 27

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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.