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The Sophic Hydrolith

Water Stone of the Wise

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The Sophic HydrolithSecond Response · 1661

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Second Response · 1661

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German & Latin

1661 pp. 206 · scans HAB00212

I. Ich trette in die sieben Circul deß Himmels, begreiffe mit meinen Gedancken den Obersten, vnd stehe mit meinen Füssen auf dem Vndersten Circul.

1661 pp. 206 · scans HAB00212

The Sophic Hydrolith: Second Response · 1661

1661 pp. 206 · scans HAB00212

I. I step into the seven circles of heaven, comprehend the highest with my thoughts, and stand with my feet upon the lowest circle.

1661 pp. 206 · scans HAB00212

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.