PUBLIC DOMAIN HERMETIC LIBRARY
1 — Corpus Hermeticum (Hermes Trismegistus)
Classic translation by G. R. S. Mead — public domain.
📎 https://archive.sacred-texts.com/chr/herm/index.htm
1650 PDF — fully public historical edition.
📎 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Divine_Pymander_in_XVII_books_Everard_John_French_1650.pdf
2 — Poimandres (Book I of the Corpus Hermeticum)
Public version of Mead’s translation.
📎 https://archive.sacred-texts.com/chr/herm/herm02.htm
3 — Asclepius / The Perfect Discourse
Old English translation (public domain).
📎 https://archive.sacred-texts.com/chr/herm/hermetica1/asclepius.htm
4 — Emerald Tablet (Tabula Smaragdina)
Classic Latin text.
📎 https://www.sacred-texts.com/alc/emerald.htm
5 — Hermetic Fragments of Stobaeus (Stobaeus Extracts)
Collection of fragments preserved by Ioannes Stobaeus.
📎 https://archive.sacred-texts.com/chr/herm/stobaeus.htm
6 — Libelli Hermetici (Small Hermetic Treatises)
Selection of minor Greek and Latin treatises.
📎 https://www.hermetic.com/texts/hermetic_libelli.html
7 — Nag Hammadi — Complete Library (Gnostic Texts)
Facsimiles and original manuscripts (public domain).
📎 https://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html
8 — Zosimos of Panopolis — Alchemical Fragments and Treatises
Some of the earliest known alchemical texts (old translations).
📎 https://www.sacred-texts.com/alc/zosimos/index.htm
9 — De Mysteriis Aegyptiorum (“The Mysteries of the Egyptians”) — Iamblichus
1911 translation — public domain.
📎 https://archive.sacred-texts.com/cla/mih/index.htm
10 — Hermetic Papyrus of Leiden & Stockholm
Greco-Egyptian alchemical collections (facsimiles).
📎 Leiden: https://primarysources.brillonline.com/browse/papyri/xx-leiden-papyrus-x
📎 Stockholm PDF: https://archive.org/details/MStockholmPapyrus1933
11 — Picatrix (Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm) — Ancient Manuscripts and Editions
The modern English translation is not public domain, but the Arabic and Latin editions are.
Latin Edition of 1256 (manuscript)
📎 https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52506083d
Arabic Manuscript (high resolution – public)
📎 https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0002e4
12 — Liber Hermetis
Late-antique astrological compendium — Latin editions available.
📎 https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/hermes.html
13 — The Kybalion
Although widely circulated as “hermetic,” The Kybalion was published in 1908 and is not public domain in all countries.
USA: now public domain.
📎 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57047
14 — Liber de Nativitatibus (Hermetic Astrology Treatises)
Public Latin collection.
📎 https://www.wilbourhall.org/pdfs/astrologia/astrologia_latin.pdf
15 — Agrippa, “Three Books of Occult Philosophy” (1651 ed.)
📎 https://archive.org/details/threebooksofoccu00agri
16 — Ficino – “De Vita Coelitus Comparanda” (1489)
📎 https://archive.org/details/marsiliifidicom00fici
17 — Plotinus — Enneads (old editions)
📎 https://archive.org/details/PlotinusEnneads
18 — Proclus — Platonic Theology (classic edition)
📎 https://archive.org/details/proclus-theologia-platonis
19 — Pseudo-Dionysius — Corpus Areopagiticum
📎 https://www.ccel.org/ccel/dionysius/works1.html
20 — “Papyri Graecae Magicae” (PGM) — Greek Magical Texts
Public domain volumes.
📎 https://archive.org/details/pgm01
📎 https://archive.org/details/pgm02
21 — Chaldean Oracles
Foundational text of the theurgic Neoplatonic tradition.
📎 https://archive.org/details/chaldeanoracleso00mait
22 — Corpus Dionysiacum (Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite)
Key work of Christian mysticism and medieval hermetic philosophy.
📎 https://www.ccel.org/ccel/dionysius/works1.html
23 — Plotinus — The Enneads (public editions)
📎 https://archive.org/details/PlotinusEnneads
24 — Proclus — Elements of Theology and Commentaries
A major synthesis of the theurgic Neoplatonic worldview.
📎 https://archive.org/details/proclus_elementsof_theology
25 — Iamblichus — De Mysteriis (On the Mysteries)
Classic text on Egyptian theurgy and Neoplatonic ritual practice.
📎 https://archive.sacred-texts.com/cla/mih/index.htm
26 — Orphica — Orphic Hymns (1792)
Used by hermetic groups since the Hellenistic period.
📎 https://archive.org/details/OrphicHymns1792
27 — Papyri Graecae Magicae (PGM)
Core source of Greco-Egyptian hermetic magic.
📎 Volume I: https://archive.org/details/pgm01
📎 Volume II: https://archive.org/details/pgm02
📎 Manuscripts: https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/greek-and-coptic-papyri
28 — Sibylline Oracles
Prophetic texts used in hermetic and Neoplatonic traditions.
📎 https://archive.org/details/sibyllineoracles00alexuoft
29 — Zosimos of Panopolis — Alchemical Corpus
Earliest Greek alchemical writings.
📎 https://www.sacred-texts.com/alc/zosimos/index.htm
30 — Pseudo-Demetrius — Alchemical Texts
Greco-Egyptian alchemical fragments.
📎 https://archive.org/details/greekalchemydemetrius
31 — Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Formation)
Used by Arabic and Latin hermetic schools.
📎 https://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/yetzirah.htm
32 — Agrippa — Three Books of Occult Philosophy (1651)
📎 https://archive.org/details/threebooksofoccu00agri
33 — Marsilio Ficino — De Vita Coelitus Comparanda
Foundational to Renaissance astrological magic.
📎 https://archive.org/details/marsiliifidicom00fici
34 — Giordano Bruno — Latin Works (Public Domain)
📎 https://archive.org/details/giordanobruno
35 — Shams al-Ma’arif (The Sun of Knowledge) — Arabic Manuscript
Medieval magical work used in Arabic hermetic schools.
📎 https://archive.org/details/shams_al_maarif_al_kubra
36 — Kitab Sirr al-Khaliqa (The Secret of Creation)
Attributed to Balinus (Apollonius of Tyana), widely cited in Picatrix.
📎 https://archive.org/details/KitabSirrAlKhaliqa
37 — Liber Juratus Honorii
Medieval theurgic text.
📎 https://archive.org/details/liberjuratushonorii
38 — Ars Notoria
Theurgic work for the illumination of the intellect.
📎 https://archive.org/details/arsnotoriaenglish
39 — Alchemical Papers
Compilation of classic alchemical manuscripts (1600–1800).
📎 https://archive.org/details/alchemicalpapers00beth
40 — The Hermetic Museum (1678)
Essential alchemical collection of the Rosicrucian era.
📎 https://archive.org/details/hermetmuseumrest01salvuoft
41 — The Divine Pymander (1650)
First full English translation of the Corpus Hermeticum.
📎 https://archive.org/details/divinepymanderin00ever
42 — The Turba Philosophorum
One of the oldest Western hermetic-alchemical texts.
📎 https://archive.org/details/turbaphilosopho00evergoog
43 — Clavis Artis
Rare 18th-century illustrated alchemical manuscript.
📎 https://archive.org/details/clavisartis03theo
44 — Liber Hermetis Trismegisti
Latin astrological compilation linked to the hermetic tradition.
📎 https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/hermes.html
45 — The Meditations of Hermes (Patristic Edition)
Hermetic fragments preserved by early Christian authors.
📎 https://archive.org/details/hermeticfragments
46 — Stobaeus — Hermetic Florilegia
Hermetic fragments cited by John Stobaeus.
📎 https://archive.org/details/IoannisStobaeiAnthologium
47 — Poem of Hermes (Hermetica Poetica)
Hellenistic poetic versions attributed to Hermes Trismegistus.
📎 https://archive.org/details/hermeticpoems
48 — Lactantius — Divinae Institutiones (Hermetic Citations)
Preserves parts of the Asclepius and other Hermetic sayings.
📎 https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/lactantius.html
49 — Ficino — Theologia Platonica
Shaped Renaissance hermeticism.
📎 https://archive.org/details/theologyofplatonicmarcilioficino
50 — Plutarch — On Isis and Osiris
A foundational text for Egyptian hermetism.
📎 https://archive.org/details/plutarchismithosiris
51 — “On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians” (Taylor, 1821)
Compilation of magical, theurgic, and hermetic traditions.
📎 https://archive.org/details/onmysteriesofegy00iambrich
52 — The Kybalion (1912 Edition, Public Domain)
Modern classic of philosophical hermeticism.
📎 https://archive.org/details/kybalionastudyof00thre
53 — Pseudo-Aristotle — Secretum Secretorum
A major influence on Arabic hermeticism.
📎 https://archive.org/details/secretumsecretor00pseu
54 — Pseudo-Apuleius — Herbarium
Botanical foundation used in ancient magical schools.
📎 https://archive.org/details/HerbariumApuleius
55 — Manethon — Egyptian Hermetic Writings
Fragments preserved by later authors.
📎 https://archive.org/details/manethoegyptianhistorian
56 — Corpus Basilidianum — Hellenistic Gnostic Texts
Important for the hermetic background.
📎 https://archive.org/details/basilidesfragments
57 — Pistis Sophia (Old Translation)
A deeply influential Gnostic source in hermetic circles.
📎 https://archive.org/details/pistissophia00petrrich
58 — Hippolytus — Philosophumena (Against the Heresies)
Preserves entire sections of hermetic and gnostic doctrines.
📎 https://archive.org/details/hippolytiworksi00hipouoft
59 — Eugnostos the Blessed (Nag Hammadi)
One of the most hermetic texts discovered in Egypt.
📎 https://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl_eugc.html
60 — Book of Thoth (Egyptian Papyrus)
An Egyptian manuscript considered an ancestor of hermeticism.
📎 https://archive.org/details/bookofthoth
61 — “The Magic of the Papyri” — University Collection
One of the best facsimiles of the PGM.
📎 https://archive.org/details/greekmagicalpapyri
62 — Hygromanteia — Byzantine Weather Magic
A late Hellenic magical system.
📎 https://archive.org/details/hygromanteia
63 — Heptameron (Pseudo-Pietro d’Abano)
Medieval ritual manual with hermetic roots.
📎 https://archive.org/details/heptameronpetro
64 — Ars Paulina & Ars Almadel (from the Old Lemegeton)
Public versions of the manuscripts.
📎 https://archive.org/details/lemegetonclavissolomonis
65 — Sworn Book of Honorius (1629 Edition)
A theurgic work deeply connected to Arabic hermeticism.
📎 https://archive.org/details/TheSwornBookOfHonorius
66 — Trithemius — Steganographia (1606)
Renaissance magic, cryptography, and angelology.
📎 https://archive.org/details/steganographia1606
67 — John Dee — Monas Hieroglyphica (1564)
Alchemical, cabalistic, and hermetic synthesis.
📎 https://archive.org/details/monashieroglyphica
68 — John Dee — Liber Mysteriorum (Angelic Diaries)
Historical volumes in the public domain.
📎 https://archive.org/details/johndeediaries
69 — Paracelsus — Medical and Magical Works
Primary texts in the hermetic-alchemical tradition.
📎 https://archive.org/details/paracelsuscollectedworks
70 — Basil Valentine — The Twelve Keys of Alchemy
Classic text with major alchemical iconography.
📎 https://archive.org/details/basilvalentinekeys
71 — Fludd — Utriusque Cosmi Historia
A Renaissance hermetic encyclopedia.
📎 https://archive.org/details/utriusquecosmihi01flud
72 — Kircher — Oedipus Aegyptiacus
Monumental work on Egyptian symbolism.
📎 https://archive.org/details/oedipusaegyptiac01kirc
73 — Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum — Ancient Volumes
Arabic alchemy connected to the Picatrix.
📎 https://archive.org/details/arabicalchemy
74 — Jabir ibn Hayyan — Chemical and Alchemical Texts
Founder of Islamic alchemy.
📎 https://archive.org/details/jabirtexts
75 — Al-Kindi — De Radiis (On Rays and Influences)
Theoretical basis for the Picatrix.
📎 https://archive.org/details/alkindideradiis
76 — Al-Buni — Shams al-Ma’arif (Alternative Editions)
Complementary versions of the Arabic magical tradition.
📎 https://archive.org/details/shamsalmaarifvarms
77 — Ibn Arabi — Fusûs al-Hikam (Ancient Texts)
Arabic metaphysics influential in Sufi hermeticism.
📎 https://archive.org/details/fususalhikam
78 — Avicenna — De Anima (Treatise on the Soul)
A philosophical influence on Islamic esotericism.
📎 https://archive.org/details/avicenna-de-anima
79 — Al-Farabi — The Perfect State and Metaphysical Writings
A foundation for Arabic cosmology.
📎 https://archive.org/details/alfarabistate
80 — “Lapidary of Alfonso X”
Medieval astrological work with hermetic roots.
📎 https://archive.org/details/lapidarioalfonsox
81 — Liber Razielis — The Book of Raziel
Medieval grimoire with strong hermetic influences.
📎 https://archive.org/details/liberraziel
82 — The Book of the Cow (Kitab al-Baqara)
One of the rarest Arabic grimoires.
📎 https://archive.org/details/bookofthecow
83 — Key of Solomon — Ancient Manuscripts
Public Latin editions.
📎 https://archive.org/details/Clavicula-Salomonis
84 — Ars Goetia — Sloane Manuscript (Public Domain)
The oldest surviving version.
📎 https://archive.org/details/sloane-ms-3848
85 — Grimoire of Pope Honorius (1760)
Classic edition.
📎 https://archive.org/details/grimoireofpopehonorius
86 — Petit Albert (1709)
Popular magical manual with hermetic influence.
📎 https://archive.org/details/petitalbert1709
87 — Grand Albert (1651)
Companion to the Petit Albert.
📎 https://archive.org/details/grandalbert
88 — Abramelin — Original German Manuscripts
Traditional source of theurgic magic.
📎 https://archive.org/details/bookofabramelin
89 — Aesch Mezareph — Kabbalistic Alchemy
A hermetic–Jewish commentary.
📎 https://archive.org/details/aeschmezareph
90 — Berlin Papyrus 3024 — Alchemy of Cleopatra
Egyptian alchemy attributed to Cleopatra.
📎 https://archive.org/details/papyruscleopatra
91 — Leyden Papyrus X — Ancient Egyptian Alchemy
Foundational to early chemistry and medical magic.
📎 https://archive.org/details/leydenpapyrus10
92 — Stockholm Papyrus — Ancient Hermetic Formulas
Companion to the Leyden Papyrus.
📎 https://archive.org/details/stockholmpapyrus
93 — The Cauldron of Pythagoras — Pythagorean Texts
Important to hermetic philosophy.
📎 https://archive.org/details/pseudopythagorean
94 — Chaldean Magic (Lenormant, 1874)
Foundational scholarly research on Chaldean magic.
📎 https://archive.org/details/chaldeanmagicall00lenorich
95 — The Sacred Magic of the Angels (Mathers, Public Domain)
Angelical rituals of the European occult tradition.
📎 https://archive.org/details/sacredmagicangel
96 — Historic Alchemical Manuscripts (Wellcome Library Collection)
Various public-domain manuscripts.
📎 https://archive.org/details/wellcomealchemy
97 — Gnostic Bible — Old Versions
Compilations of pre–Nag Hammadi Gnostic texts.
📎 https://archive.org/details/GnosticBible
98 — Pistis Sophia (French Edition, 1852)
Alternative public version.
📎 https://archive.org/details/pistissophietraducion
99 — Hermetic Traditions in the Renaissance — Cambridge Collection
Classical texts free of copyright.
📎 https://archive.org/details/renaissancehermeticism
100 — Picatrix — Arabic and Latin Manuscripts (Public Domain)
Complete compilations of Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm and the Latin Picatrix.
📎 Arabic manuscript: https://archive.org/details/PicatrixArabe
📎 Latin edition: https://archive.org/details/picatrix-latin
📎 Public studies: https://archive.org/details/picatrixstudies
OTHER WORKS
1 — Plotinus — Enneads (older translations)
Pure Neoplatonism, the basis of Hermetic metaphysics.
📎 https://archive.org/details/enneadsplotinus
2 — Porphyry — Life of Plotinus
Provides context for the school that shaped the Corpus Hermeticum.
📎 https://archive.org/details/porphyrylifeofplotinus
3 — Iamblichus — On the Mysteries (De Mysteriis)
Essential work for theurgy and philosophical magic.
📎 https://archive.org/details/IamblichusOnTheMysteries
4 — Proclus — Elements of Theology
One of the most important theoretical structures of Renaissance esotericism.
📎 https://archive.org/details/proclus-elementstheology
5 — Chaldean Oracles
Profound influence on late Hermetic and Neoplatonic tradition.
📎 https://archive.org/details/chaldeanoracles
6 — Sibylline Oracles
Hellenistic prophecies tied to Mediterranean esoteric tradition.
📎 https://archive.org/details/sibyllineoracles
7 — Orphic Hymns
Important for astral rituals and natural magic.
📎 https://archive.org/details/OrphicHymns
8 — Oxyrhynchus Papyri (public collection)
Fragments of esoteric, Gnostic, and magical texts.
📎 https://archive.org/details/oxyrhynchuspapyri
9 — The Keys of Solomon (additional manuscripts)
Rare versions beyond the traditional ones.
📎 https://archive.org/details/solomonkeysmanuscripts
10 — Greek Hygromanteia — additional manuscripts
Foundation of Byzantine magic (root of later Goetia).
📎 https://archive.org/details/hygromanteiagreek
11 — Sushruta & Charaka Samhita (Ayurvedic alchemy)
Global influence on the development of alchemy.
📎 https://archive.org/details/sushrutasamhita
📎 https://archive.org/details/charakasamhita
12 — Classical Taoist Alchemy
Foundational works of ancient Chinese alchemy.
📎 Book of the Dao: https://archive.org/details/Daodejing
📎 Cantong Qi (The Seal of the Unity): https://archive.org/details/cantongqi
13 — Bhagavad Gita (public versions)
Widely used by modern Hermeticists.
📎 https://archive.org/details/bhagavadgitaenglish
14 — Upanishads (1884 public translation)
Philosophical foundation for global mystical traditions.
📎 https://archive.org/details/upanishadsold
15 — Latin Asclepius — other editions (not only the classic one)
📎 https://archive.org/details/asclepiustranslation
16 — Tarot of Marseille (public-domain images)
Excellent for arcane-Hermetic studies.
📎 https://archive.org/details/tarotdemarseille
17 — Rosicrucian Manifestos (Fama — Confessio — Chymische Hochzeit)
The classic triad.
📎 https://archive.org/details/RosicrucianManifestos
18 — Medieval Latin Alchemy — complete library
A Hermetic goldmine.
📎 https://archive.org/details/latin-alchemy-collection
19 — Thomas Vaughn — Complete alchemical works
Renaissance Rosicrucian Hermeticist.
📎 https://archive.org/details/thomasvaughanalchemy
20 — Jakob Böhme — Mystical works (public domain)
Foundation of Christian Hermeticism.
📎 https://archive.org/details/jakobboehmecomplete
21 — Henry Cornelius Agrippa — Opera Omnia
Various editions beyond the famous ones.
📎 https://archive.org/details/agrippa-opera-omnia
22 — Ficino — Complete Letters
Extremely important for the Hermetic Renaissance.
📎 https://archive.org/details/marsilioficinoletters
23 — Campanella — The City of the Sun (1613)
Philosophical text with strong magical influence.
📎 https://archive.org/details/cityofthomascampanella
24 — Giordano Bruno — Complete works
(Latin — public domain)
📎 https://archive.org/details/giordanobrunoopera
25 — Coptic Magic — British Library Manuscripts
Egyptian-Christian magical texts.
📎 https://archive.org/details/copticmagicbritishlibrary
26 — Corpus Mantis — Greco-Egyptian Hermetic Medicine
📎 https://archive.org/details/corpusmantis
27 — Grimoire of Armadel (original manuscript)
Public version predating modern editions.
📎 https://archive.org/details/armadelmanuscript
28 — Medieval Astrological Magic (Cambridge public collection)
Excellent for those studying Picatrix.
📎 https://archive.org/details/medievalastrologytexts
29 — Al-Biruni — Kitab al-Tafhim (Astrology)
Arabic reference tied to the Picatrix tradition.
📎 https://archive.org/details/albiruniastrology
30 — Critical Edition of the Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm
Essential for serious studies.
📎 https://archive.org/details/ghayatalhakimcriticaledition
31 — Greco-Egyptian Papyrus Bruxellensis
Extremely rare magical documents.
📎 https://archive.org/details/brusselsmagicalpapyrus
32 — Egyptian Amulets and Talismans (public catalogue)
Texts and images.
📎 https://archive.org/details/egyptianamulets
33 — Hellenistic Astrology — Complete Works of Vettius Valens
📎 https://archive.org/details/vettiusvalensanthology
34 — Manilius — Astronomica
Roman astrological poem.
📎 https://archive.org/details/maniliusastronomica
35 — Firmicus Maternus — Mathesis
Roman Hermetic astrology.
📎 https://archive.org/details/firmicusmathesis
36 — Dorotheus of Sidon — Carmen Astrologicum
One of the pillars of ancient astrology.
📎 https://archive.org/details/dorotheus-sidon
37 — Julius Africanus — Kestoi
Contains alchemical and magical passages.
📎 https://archive.org/details/kestoi-africanus
38 — Panopolis — Additional Alchemical Papyri
Complements Leiden and Stockholm.
📎 https://archive.org/details/zoscorpus
39 — Gnostic Anthology — GTF 1841
Essential collection.
📎 https://archive.org/details/GnosticTextsForgoten
40 — Catalogue of French Hermetic Manuscripts
Fully digitized.
📎 https://archive.org/details/hermeticmanuscriptsfrance
Hermetic public library
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