Candida Phoenix Philosophica

Name: Candida Phoenix Philosophica
Author: Anonymous

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Dann im 4. Buch Moysis am 9. Capitel / befihlt GOtt der HErr / daß man zu der Aschen von der verbrennten rothen Kuhe / lebendig Wasser (gestalten in dem Grund-Text die Wort maym, haym, außtrücklich stehen) nehmen / und ein Sprengwasser zur Entsündigung darauß machen soll.

Im 77. Psalm spricht David: Die Wasser sahen dich Gott / und ängsteten sich.

Item im 76. Psalm: Wann du das Urtheil lässest hören vom Himmel / so erschrickt das Erdreich und wird stille.

Ferner im 97. Psalm: Seine Blitzen leuchten auff den Erdboden / und das Erdreich sihet / und erschrickt.

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

In the fourth book of Moses, Chapter 9, the Lord God commands that living water be added to the ashes of the burned red heifer to make a sprinkling water for purification; the words maym, haym expressly occur in the original text.

In Psalm 77 David says: “The waters saw you, O God, and were afraid.”

Again, in Psalm 76: “When you cause judgment to be heard from heaven, the earth fears and becomes still.”

Further, in Psalm 97: “His lightning illuminates the earth, and the earth sees and trembles.”

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.