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Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum
Heinrich Khunrath · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordSulphur of steel appears within the opponents’ account of a fiery heavenly power leaving an earthy seed upon water.
- In KhunrathKhunrath rejects their understanding of both universal matter and the Philosophers’ peacock’s tail.
- In this editionNo modern steel alloy, sulphur compound or procedure is identified.
- A reading distinctionThe corresponding magical comparison concerns the peacock’s tail.
Meaning
Sulphur of steel appears within the opponents’ account of a fiery heavenly power leaving an earthy seed upon water. They appeal to a chymical colour manifestation as evidence for the catholic matter.
Use in the book
Khunrath rejects their understanding of both universal matter and the Philosophers’ peacock’s tail. The phrase is consequently a reported element of a rival explanation, not his own identification of Magnesia.
Places to read
- 1599 p. 73The steel-sulphur comparison belongs to the theory being reported and rejected.
Translation in this edition
No modern steel alloy, sulphur compound or procedure is identified. The voice of the reported claim must remain clear.
Source note
The corresponding magical comparison concerns the peacock’s tail. The text distinguishes modes of alleged manifestation without endorsing their proposed common inference.