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Philosophical Discourse · Passage 12
German
Wer das Astralische Saltz hat / so ists eine Arbeit 3. Tage / und wird im Schmeltz-Tiegel verrichtet vom Anfang / biß zum Ende / wiewol noch viel Knothen von der Arbeit dieser 3. Tage sind.
English
For one who has the astral salt, it is a work of three days, carried out in the crucible from beginning to end, although there are still many knots in the work of these three days.
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.
Historical Text and Translation
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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