Diotimos Library · Esotericism & Spirituality Collection · Bilingual Edition
Swipe or use the arrow keys.
Facing Pages · Branch 120 of 175
Philosophical Discourse · Passage 25
German
Insidiæ struebantur; hinc tendebamus Wittebergam, tiam mutantes ante stadam nobis propositam, per Lüneb. Magdeb. Nahmen den Tisch bey D. Joh. Maj. Poet. Prof. Stube bey Ernst Bachio, Philos. & Med. D. blieben 4. Monath noch im ersten Monath kamen obgedachte Studiosi zu uns: nachdem kam auch der Schotte mit D. Thurnheisern Phil. & Medicin. D. zu Berlin. kehrten im Grauen Apffel im Marckte ein; d. Maj. invitabatur nobiscum ad nuptias; ego ab amico fidelissimo per literas parentum avocabar. ille melancholiâ statim afficiebatur, præter consuetudinem ajebatque, sibi sanguinis guttulam, ceu △em ardentem cordi ejus incidisse, mox dum literas meas in manus sumsisset, mortem imminentem indicans, cum tamen non ægrotaret.
English
Plots were being laid. From there we made for Wittenberg, changing the route before our intended stage and going by Lüneburg and Magdeburg. We took our meals with Dr Johannes Maj., professor of poetry, and a room with Ernst Bach, doctor of philosophy and medicine. We stayed four months. In the first month the students already mentioned came to us; afterwards the Scot also came with Dr Thurnheiser, doctor of philosophy and medicine at Berlin. They lodged at the Grey Apple in the market. Dr Maj. was invited with us to a wedding. I was called away from my most faithful friend by a letter from my parents. He was immediately affected by unusual melancholy and said that a little drop of blood, like burning fire, had fallen upon his heart as soon as he took my letter into his hands. He indicated that death was imminent, although he was not ill.
Socrates
Reading Centrum Naturae Concentratum · Philosophical Discourse · Philosophical Discourse · Passage 25
Ask about a concept, passage, contradiction, or connection.
Socrates will begin with this book and its sources.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.
About Diotimos Editions
This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.
Rights
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.