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Attributed to Ali Puli

Centrum Naturae Concentratum

The Salt of Nature Regenerated

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Philosophical Discourse · Passage 17

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German

Alle Elementen descendendo durchs Luffts Kälte leiblich / also werden sie adscendendo [Zeichen fehlt] im Himmel aber descendendo in 🜃 verwandelt / wenn nun aus der 🜃 das △ durch Kunst geschieden wird / so hat man einen Ritter-Rock in der Chymischen Feldschlacht erhalten.

English

In descending, all elements become corporeal through the cold of the air. Thus in ascending they become [sign absent] in heaven, but in descending they are transformed into earth. When fire is separated from earth by art, one has won a knight’s coat in the chymical battle.

About This Reading Edition

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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The historical German source text and engraving are in the public domain. The English translation and editorial material were prepared with AI assistance for Diotimos Editions in 2026, with a supplied translation and sign commentary identified separately, and are published with the site owner’s authorization.