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The Sophic Hydrolith

Water Stone of the Wise

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1619 pp. 8–9 · scans ER012, ER013

Hermes Trismegistus, Pythagoras, Bened. Iesu. Alexander Magnus, Plato, Theophrastus, Auicenna, Galenus, Hippocrates, Lucianus, Longanus, Rasis, Archelaus, Rupescissa, autor rosarii maioris, Maria Prophetissa, Dionysius Zachar. Haly, Morienes, Calid, Constantius, Serapion, Albertus Magnus, Estrod, Arnoldus de villa noua, Geber, Reimundus Lullius, Rogerius Baco, Alanus, Tomas Aquinas, Marcellus Palingenius, vnd diese welche zu jetzigen vnd jüngern zeiten gelebt / als Bernardus, Treuisanus Comes, frater Basilius Valentinus, Philippus Theophrastus, vnd viel andere mehr / wie dann kein zweiffel / das noch heutiges tages deren etliche / so durch Gottes segen solches theilhafftig / vnnd wiewol in geheim still / derselben täglich geniessen / gefunden werden möchten.

1619 pp. 8–9 · scans ER012, ER013

The Sophic Hydrolith: Opening Explanation

1619 pp. 8–9 · scans ER012, ER013

Hermes Trismegistus, Pythagoras, Bened. Iesu, Alexander the Great, Plato, Theophrastus, Avicenna, Galen, Hippocrates, Lucianus, Longanus, Rasis, Archelaus, Rupescissa, the author of the Rosarium maius, Maria Prophetissa, Dionysius Zacharius, Haly, Morienus, Calid, Constantius, Serapion, Albertus Magnus, Estrod, Arnold of Villanova, Geber, Raymond Lull, Roger Bacon, Alanus, Thomas Aquinas and Marcellus Palingenius; and those who lived in present and more recent times, such as Bernardus, Count Trevisanus, Brother Basilius Valentinus, Philippus Theophrastus and many others. Nor is there any doubt that even today some could be found who, through God’s blessing, possess it and enjoy its benefits daily, although quietly and in secret.

1619 pp. 8–9 · scans ER012, ER013

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.