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Henrici Khunrath Lips. Utriusque Medic. Doct. Confessio De Chao Physico-Chemicorum Catholico : In Quo Catholice habitat Azoth sive Materia Prima Mundi, h.e. Mercurius Sapientum: Ubi Magnesiae (Subiecti videlicet Lapidis Philosophorum Catholici) conditiones fideliter recensentur
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple library catalogs, including UNESCO Index Translationum, OpenAlex, and Internet Archive, yielded no evidence of an English translation for Heinrich Khunrath's 'Confessio de Chao Physico-Chemicorum'. The only Khunrath-related translation found was for his 'Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae', which is a different work. Therefore, this appears to be the first English translation of this specific Latin text.
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Heinrich Khunrath argues that the secrets of the universe are not found in books, but in the laboratory and the spirit. This text bridges the gap between material transmutation and the Christian soul. Read it to see why alchemy is the path of the pious, not the profane.