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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Welches ich jedoch nochmahl dergestalt verstanden haben will / daß man dardurch jenes von diesem / und wiederumb dieses von jenem nicht abscheiden thue: Anerwogen dasselbe (sage ich abermahl) die causa prima: gleich wie auch dieses die causa subordinata secunda jederzeit ist und bleibet.

Und so viel alhie von der Natur und deren Erkantnuß.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Again, however, I intend this to be understood without separating the one from the other, or the other from the one. The former, I repeat, always is and remains the first cause; the latter always is and remains the subordinate second cause.

So much here concerning nature and its understanding.

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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.