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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part I — Theorem VI

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Letzlich so sage ich: Daß das Regenwasser seine Residenz in der Lufft / under der Feste des Himmels habe. Solches behauptet mehrangezogener Author der Offenbahrung Göttlicher Majestät / wie es auch bevorab das Heydnische Wort Meteoron, sonderlich / wann man dessen Außlegung bey D. Bechmanno in seinem Systemate Physico, lesen und betrachten mag / selbsten mit sich bringt: So wird unten im andern Theil / von sothaner des Regenwassers Erhaltung in der Lufft / und unter der Feste des Himmels / weiter etwas geredt und gehandelt werden. Dahin ich mich gleichfalls Kürtze halben referire. Demnächst aber / und auff daß ich hierin gar nichts verhalte; so zeige ich hiemit ferner an:

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part I — Theorem VI

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Lastly I say: That rainwater has its residence in the air beneath the firmament of heaven. The frequently cited author of the Revelation of Divine Majesty maintains this; it is also conveyed by the pagan word meteoron, especially if one reads and considers its explanation in Dr Bechmann’s Systema Physicum. The Second Part will discuss further how rainwater is sustained in the air beneath heaven’s firmament. For brevity I refer the reader there. Next, so that I conceal nothing in this matter, I declare the following:

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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.

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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.