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The Concentrated Centre of Nature · Passage 43
German
Weistu nun, mein Freund, was dem Untertheil der Welt sein innerliches Centrum das ⊖ naturæ, oder aus den Obern sein Hertz, Centrum oder ⊖ naturæ auszuziehen, oder weist du das Saltz Naturæ Centrale und Astrale in einem Dinge zugleich e. g. in dem Menschen vereiniget und überflüssig zu finden, so ist fürwahr die Natur-Weißheit in dir, und kanst mit diesem Lichte die gantze Natur durch und übersehen.
English
Now, my friend, if you know how to extract from the lower part of the world its inner centre, the ⊖ of nature, or from the upper its heart, centre, or ⊖ of nature; or if you know how to find the central and astral salt of nature united and abundant in a single thing—for example, in the human being—then the wisdom of nature is truly within you, and with this light you can see through and survey the whole of nature.
Socrates
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The complete supplied German–English edition of the 1682 collection: the main treatise attributed to Ali Puli, Helbig’s preface, distinct companion discourses, the short potable-gold preparation and the anonymous Father’s Last Testament, with four historical figures, 103 annotations and the full Diotimos study apparatus.
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The governing German witness is the complete 1682 collection in Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe, shelfmark 87 B 76050, with an unnumbered title and printed pages 1–80. The historical title’s Arabic and Portuguese antecedents and its authorial persona are retained as claims, not authenticated originals. Johann Otto Helbig (Hellwig), Martin de Delle, J. J. F. and the anonymous testament retain their distinct historical roles.
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