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The Sophic Hydrolith

Water Stone of the Wise

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First Response · 1661

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1661 pp. 203 · scans HAB00209

IX. Wann jhr dann den Berg sehet, so ist diß das erste Wunderzeichen, das vorher gehen wird, ein starcker Wind, der den Berg sehr zerreissen, vnd die Felsen zerbrechen wird. Ferner werden euch Löwen vnd Drachen vnd andere abschewliche Thiere begegnen, vnd schröcklich vnd grausam gegen euch toben. Aber förchtet euch nicht, stehet fest vnd sehet nicht zurück, dann ewer Läytsmann, der euch dahin führt, wird euch kein Leyd wiederfahren lassen. Damit ist aber der Schatz noch nicht entblöset, wiewol er gantz nahe ist.

1661 pp. 203 · scans HAB00209

The Sophic Hydrolith: First Response · 1661

1661 pp. 203 · scans HAB00209

IX. When you see the mountain, the first wondrous sign to precede it will be a strong wind, which will tear the mountain apart and break the rocks. Lions, dragons and other abominable beasts will also meet you, raging terribly and fiercely against you. Do not fear: stand firm and do not look back. Your conductor, who leads you there, will let no harm befall you. The treasure, however, is not yet laid bare, although it is very near.

1661 pp. 203 · scans HAB00209

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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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.