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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Et hinc fortitudo illa omnis fortitudinis fortissima: Hinc virtus illa multiplicandi in infinitum: Hinc patet Elementa, quà nimirum talia, à nullâ causâ subalternâ dependere, & per consequens, Mercurium nostrum rectè cum Basilio supernaturalem dici posse &c. Allermaßen dahero der Filius Sendivogii und Author oberwehnten contra Glauberum außgangenen Tractats gleichfalls / und nochmahln recht sagt: Daß in unserer Materia die Kräffte der gantzen Natur versamblet zu finden; Wie auch darvon / was die animal- und vegetabilische Natur anbelangt / oben im ersten Theil gnugsame demonstration geschehen / und so viel die mineralische Natur anreichet / sich unden auff das sechste Capitel dieses zweyten Theils beruffen wird.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Hence comes that strength, strongest of all strengths; hence the power of multiplication without limit. It is therefore evident that the elements, as such, depend upon no subordinate cause, and that consequently we may rightly call our Mercury supernatural, with Basilius. Thus Filius Sendivogii, the author of the previously mentioned treatise against Glauber, again rightly says that the powers of all nature are found gathered in our matter. This has been sufficiently demonstrated above in the first part concerning animal and vegetable nature. For mineral nature, the reader is referred to Chapter Six of this second part.

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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.