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The Sophic Hydrolith

Water Stone of the Wise

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English Introduction · Branch 282 of 287

Alchemical and Biblical Correspondences

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The Sophic Hydrolith: Alchemical and Biblical Correspondences

p. 282

Alchemical term or action: Correction of a damaged compound before fixation Theological application: Absolution and the Supper restore the repentant sinner Scope and qualification: The remedies are compared through dissolution, nourishment and restoration. The theological passage retains repentance, the Church’s ministry and a warning concerning unworthy reception. Primary passages: Correction of defects; Spiritual restoration

These are the author’s comparisons. Their presence does not establish a shared mechanism or erase the distinctions made in the linked passages.

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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.