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Candida Phoenix Philosophica

The White Philosophical Phoenix

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Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

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German & Latin

70–71

Ich habe so wohl alhier / als anderer Orten / meine Meynung jederzeit rationibus, & authoritatibus, auch zum öfftern experientiâ ipsâ erwiesen / und dargethan. Ist nun jemand der mir einen begangenen Fehler zeigen / und mich eines und das andre besser lehren will; So bin ichs zu erwarten / und ihme darumb Danck zu sagen / erbietig.

Uber das / begehre ich die Philosophische Schrifften keines wegs / und zwar so wenig der Heyden selbst / als ihren imitatorum und Nachfolgere / zu verachten / oder zu verwerffen / wie ich mich auch selbsten viel zu wenig darzu weiß / sondern allein hierdurch zu erinnern / daß man dieselbe gegen der H. Schrifft reyfflich erwegen möge / damit man nicht an statt der Weißheit / die Thorheit antreffe / und ergreiffe:

70–71

Candida Phoenix Philosophica: Part II — Chapter 1: Nature

70–71

Here and elsewhere I have always demonstrated my opinion by reasons and authorities, and often by experience itself. If anyone wishes to show me an error and instruct me more accurately in any matter, I am ready to receive that correction and thank him for it.

Moreover, I do not seek to despise or reject philosophical writings, whether those of the pagans themselves or of their imitators and successors; I know myself far too insignificant for that. I wish only to remind readers to weigh them carefully against Holy Scripture, lest they encounter and embrace folly in place of wisdom.

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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.