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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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German & Latin

59–60

Dann fürs Andere zu wissen / daß nachdeme der Allerhöchste seine Göttliche Majestät offenbahren wollen / hat Er am allerersten geschaffen / eine allgemeine Natur / das ist: ein durchauß gleichförmiges alle natürliche Kräffte / und die Samen aller sichtigen Dinge / als nemblich die übrige Elementa, und alle vier Qualitäten / und zwar / sage ich nochmahln / in gleicher proportion, in sich habendes Wasser.

59–60

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

59–60

Second, we must know that, when the Most High wished to reveal his divine majesty, he first created a universal nature: that is, a water uniform throughout, containing all natural powers and the seeds of every visible thing, namely the other elements and all four qualities—and containing them, I repeat, in equal proportion.

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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.