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The Kybalion
The "Three Initiates" expound on the Hermetic Principles.

The Hermetic and Rosicrucian Mystery
AE Waite

The Wisdom of the Egyptians
Brian Brown

Commentary on the Divine Pymander
GRS Mead

Secrecy and Hermetic Love
Florence Farr

The Kybalion
An initiation into the Hermetic arts.

Pattern on the Trestleboard
Paul Foster Case

Mutus Liber
Published pseudonymously in 1677, the Mutus Liber, or "Silent Book," purports to encompass the entirety of Hermetic philosophy within its pages. Here, two versions are presented side by side.

Aula Lucis (House of Light)
Thomas Vaughan

The Mirror of Alchemy
Roger BAcon

The Book of Lambspring
Spiritual alchemy in 15 emblems.

Mary the Prophetess
Thew Book of Maria Prophetissa, the mother of alchemy.

An Alchemical Catechism
Paracelsus

As Above, So Below
GRS Mead

Splendor Solis
Splendor of the Sun- This masterpiece depicts the operations of alchemy in 22 beautiful illustrations.

The vision of the Universal Mercury
"In Mercury must thou seek all things."

The Stone of the Philosophers
Infamous Alchemist Edward Kelly on the aims of alchemy.

Cabala Mineralis
Another "Silent Book" of Alchemical operations.

Emerald Tablet
The Emerald Tablet, attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, outlines the essence of Hermetic philosophy.

The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine
Illustrated.

Aureus, or the Golden Tractate of Hermes
On the alchemical process.

Pattern on the Trestleboard
Paul Foster Case.