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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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Insonderheit aber berichtet uns der H. Evangelist Matthæus / im 8. Capitel seines Evangelij / was massen der HErr Christus den / in seiner Schiffahrt sich erhobenen Sturmwind / und das Meer betrohet / oder wie Marcus schreibet: Daß Er den Wind betrohet / und zum Meer gesagt / verstumme! und der Wind sich gelegt / und eine grosse stille worden.

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Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

69–70

In particular, the holy evangelist Matthew relates in the eighth chapter of his Gospel how the Lord Christ rebuked the storm wind and the sea during his voyage. Or, as Mark writes, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Be silent!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

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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.