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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Da jedoch übrigens annoch zu erinnern / daß man bevorab auch diß Orts inter causam & effectum distinguiren muß. Massen uns der H. Geist in dem 104. Psalm darzu anweiset / wann Er spricht: Du lässest auß deinen Athem / so werden sie geschaffen / und erneuerst die Gestalt der Erden. Und wiederumb: Du nimmest weg ihren Athem / so vergehen sie / und werden wieder zu Staub.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

65–66

One further reminder is needed: here too we must distinguish cause from effect. The Holy Spirit directs us to do so in Psalm 104, saying: “You send forth your breath, and they are created; and you renew the face of the earth.” Again: “You take away their breath, and they perish and return to dust.”

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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.