Centrum Naturae Concentratum

Name: Centrum Naturae Concentratum
Author: Attributed to Ali Puli

The Salt of Nature Regenerated

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The Last Testament of a Father to His Beloved Son · Passage 26

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German

Auslegung der Verse. ♁ ist prima materia aller Metallen, welche als eine Welt-Kugel abgebildet wird; also: ♁. Neptunus wird allhier das Saltz genennet, der Abgott Neptunus ist ein Saltz, so im ▽ oder See ist, denn aus der und Saltz ▽ wird das Saltz gemacht. Venus ist der Vitriol.

English

Interpretation of the verses. Antimony is the first matter of all metals, depicted as a world globe, thus: ♁. Neptune here is called salt; the idol Neptune is a salt found in water or the sea, for the salt is made from it and from salt water. Venus is vitriol.

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.