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The Sophic Hydrolith

Water Stone of the Wise

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1619 pp. 80–81 · scans ER084, ER085

Er wirt genennt Lapis philosoph. der vhralte verborgene oder vnbekante/ natürliche/ vnbegreiffliche/ himlische/ gebenedeite/ gesegnete Stein der Weisen. Er wirt genennt der wahre ohne lügen/ der gewisse des allergewissesten/ der geheime aller Geheimnuß/ ein Göttliche Krafft den Narren verborgen/ das höchste vnnd letzte so vnter dem Himmel zu ersehen/ ein wunderreiger Beschluß vnnd Ende aller Philosophischen Werck. Item er wirt genennt ein bequeme vollkommene vergleichung aller Elementen/ ein vnzerstörlicher Leib/ so von keinem Element mag angegriffen werden. Item das fünffte Wesen ein zweyfacher vnd doppelter/ lebendiger vnnd lebendig machender Mercurius/ so einen himlischen Geist in sich hat/ ein Heylung aller Krancken/ vnd imperfecten metallen/ ein ewiges Liecht/ die höchste medicin aller Kranckheiten/ der edle Phoenix/ der allerhöchste edleste Schatz/ oder das höchste Gut der Natur/ der allgemeine Dreyeinige vniuersal Stein/ von Natur/ auß Dreyen zusammen gesetzt/ vnnd doch nur einig ist: ja auch auß1.2.3.4.vnnd5.erzeuget vnd gemacht wirt. Item Magnesia Catholica/ oder sperma mundi ein Samen der gantzen Welt/ vnnd was dergleichen Namen vnd Tituln bey den Philosophis mehr zu finden/ welche alle nicht vnfüglich in der allerhöchsten vnnd vollkommensten Zahl Tausent genennt vnd begriffen werden können.

1619 pp. 80–81 · scans ER084, ER085

The Sophic Hydrolith: Part Four

1619 pp. 80–81 · scans ER084, ER085

It is called Lapis philosophorum: the most ancient, hidden or unknown, natural, incomprehensible, heavenly, blessed and benedicted stone of the wise. It is called the true without falsehood, the certain of the most certain, the secret of all secrets, a divine power hidden from fools, the highest and last thing to be seen beneath heaven, a wonderful consummation and end of all philosophical works. It is also called a fitting, perfect accord of all the elements; an indestructible body which no element can assail; the fifth being; a twofold, double, living and life-giving Mercury containing a heavenly spirit; a healing of all sick persons and imperfect metals; an eternal light; the highest medicine of all diseases; the noble phoenix; the highest, noblest treasure, or the highest good of Nature; the common, three-in-one universal stone, compounded by Nature from three and yet only one, indeed produced and made from one, two, three, four and five. Likewise it is called universal magnesia, or the seed of the world, a seed of the whole world, and whatever other such names and titles are to be found among the philosophers. All these may fittingly be named and comprehended in the highest and most perfect number, a thousand.

1619 pp. 80–81 · scans ER084, ER085

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.