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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. 13–14

Spiritus mundi — 28. ist in seiner nudâ, simplici & spirituali formâ nicht zu bekommen — 29. ist in alle sichtliche Creaturen eingeschlossen — ibid. schliesst das corpus auff — 31. copulirt Seel und Leib wieder — ibid. ist materia universalis — ibid. Stärcke soll man nit im schwachen suchen — 18 Steinschmertzen zu vertreiben — 184 Subjectum alterius esse non potest, quod ipsum absque subjecto esse nequit — 213 Substantia omnis in tribus principiis consistit — 219. nullam contrarietatem in se recipit — 220. physicè quid sit? — 218 Sulphur ist nicht ohne Sale & Mercurio — 35. ist das Feuer — 86 T. Terra foliata vera — 231

unnumbered register pp. 13–14

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Original Subject Index

unnumbered register pp. 13–14

Spirit of the world — 28; cannot be obtained in its bare, simple spiritual form — 29; is enclosed in all visible creatures — ibid.; opens the body — 31; reunites soul and body — ibid.; is universal matter — ibid. Strength should not be sought in weakness — 18 Relieving the pain of the stone — 184 What cannot itself exist without a subject cannot be the subject of another — 213 Every substance consists of three principles — 219; receives no contrariety into itself — 220; what substance means in natural philosophy — 218 Sulfur is not without Salt and Mercury — 35; is fire — 86 T. True foliated earth — 231

unnumbered register pp. 13–14

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.

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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.