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The Sophic Hydrolith

Water Stone of the Wise

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Conclusion

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1619 pp. 144–145 · scans ER148, ER149

Derowegen dann/ so dir einer oder mehr solcher Alchimisten/ die sich der wahren natur gemessen kunst Alchimia rühmeten/ vnnd dieselbe vmb Gelds willen/ dich oder einen andern zu lehren begehren wolten: oder aber/ wie sie es dann an dem grossen Verlag vnd Kosten/ so darzu gehörig/ nicht vermöchten/ fürwendeten/ zuhanden kommen solten/ siehe so sey hiemit gewarnet/ vnnd trawe jhnen nicht/ dann es stecket gewiß ein Betrug vnd Falsch darhinder.

1619 pp. 144–145 · scans ER148, ER149

The Sophic Hydrolith: Conclusion

1619 pp. 144–145 · scans ER148, ER149

Therefore, if one or more such alchemists should come to you boasting of the true natural art of alchemy and wishing to teach it to you or another person for money, or alleging that they cannot afford the great investment and expenses required for it, take warning and do not trust them: deception and falsehood certainly lie behind it.

1619 pp. 144–145 · scans ER148, ER149

About This Reading Edition

The anonymous Water Stone of the Wise of 1619, with German text, a new English translation, 240 annotations, three companion treatises from the original volume, two separately identified responses of 1661, and the complete supplied study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Anonymous, Wasserstein der Weysen. Frankfurt: Lucas Jennis, 1619. The governing e-rara copy belongs to the Stiftung der Werke von C. G. Jung, Zürich (DOI 10.3931/e-rara-8968). The work is traditionally attributed to Johann Siebmacher; this remains an attribution, not a name printed in the anonymous witness. The separately sourced First and Second Responses use the 1661 Wolfenbüttel witness, qun-642-1s, pp. 200–206.

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This historical edition credits Diotimos Editions as its English translator.

Rights

Historical texts printed in 1619 and 1661 are in the public domain. The supplied 2026 German reading text, new English translation, introduction, notes and complete study apparatus are published with the site owner’s authorization. The original triangle is credited to the Stiftung der Werke von C. G. Jung, Zürich, and e-rara, Public Domain Mark.