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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Das Erste Capitel. Von der Natur.

Wer die Natur erkennt / der hat den Haupt-Schlüssel zu den vornehmsten Wissenschafften und grösten Geheimnussen erfunden: Inmassen und wann man die Natur jederzeit mehrers erkennt hätte / in Theologia nicht so mancher Irrthumb eingeschlichen: Wann man die Natur jederzeit mehrers erkennt hätte / so wären in Philosophia nicht so viel absurda und contraria statuirt worden.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Chapter One. Nature.

Whoever understands nature has found the master key to the highest sciences and greatest mysteries. Had nature always been better understood, so many errors would not have crept into theology. Had nature always been better understood, so many absurd and contradictory propositions would not have been advanced in philosophy.

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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.

About Diotimos Editions

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.