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It was first printed in 1591 as part of the tenth and final volume of the collected works of Paracelsus by Johannes Huser of Basel. Even at this time, the editor expressed doubts as to the text being a genuine work by Paracelsus.
It was first printed in 1591 as part of the tenth and final volume of the collected works of Paracelsus by Johannes Huser of Basel. Even at this time, the editor expressed doubts as to the text being a genuine work by Paracelsus.


It was translated into English by R. Turner in 1656, as ''Of the Supreme Mysteries of Nature''. Turner's text is in three parts, ''The Secrets of Alchemy'' (pp. 1–28), ''Of Occult Philosophy'' (pp. 29–90), ''Of the Mysteries of the Signes of the Zodiack'' (pp. 91–158), followed by a short text on the transmutation of metals.
It was translated into English in three parts by R. Turner in 1656, as ''Of the Supreme Mysteries of Nature''.


The ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]'', a [[grimoire]] of the mid-17th century, is substantially based on the ''Archidoxis magica''.
The ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]'', a [[grimoire]] of the mid-17th century, is substantially based on the ''Archidoxis magica''.