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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Original Subject Index

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German & Latin

unnumbered register pp. 8

Elohim bedeutet die gantze H. Dreyeinigkeit — 42 Ende muß von seinem Anfang zeigen — 76 Erde ist aus dem Gewässer erschaffen worden — 5. 7. seq. so sie von dem Regen nicht befeuchtet wird / kan keine Saat / Kraut noch Graß hervor bringen — 25. ohne Lufft oder Geist muß zerfallen — 28. ist mit einer güldenen Kette an den Himmel gehäfftet — 35. und Wasser haben die animal- und vegetabilische Krafft tantum potentiâ — 129 Erdbeben woher sie entspringen — 95. entspringen mehr an schwefelichen als andern Orten — 96 Excrementum semper excedit substantiam — 222 Exhalationes woher — 96 Eyllen kommt vom Teuffel — 172

unnumbered register pp. 8

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Original Subject Index

unnumbered register pp. 8

Elohim signifies the whole Holy Trinity — 42 An end must bear witness to its beginning — 76 Earth was created from the waters — 5, 7 and following; cannot bring forth seed, herb, or grass without rain’s moisture — 25; must fall apart without air or spirit — 28; is fastened to heaven by a golden chain — 35; earth and water possess animal and vegetable power only potentially — 129 Earthquakes: their origin — 95; occur more in sulfurous than other places — 96 Waste always exceeds substance — 222 Exhalations: their origin — 96 Haste comes from the Devil — 172

unnumbered register pp. 8

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.