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The Ficino SocietyEst. MMXXV
A Cooperative of Scholars & Seekers
Join the community translating
the Western esoteric tradition
Rare alchemical manuscripts, Hermetic treatises, and Kabbalistic texts—freshly translated from Latin, German, and Greek. Your membership funds the work. You decide what we translate next.
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Texts Translated
12,400+
Pages Available
$2,400
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The Collection
Rare texts, freshly translated
From the Hermetic corpus to Renaissance alchemical manuscripts—works that shaped Western esotericism, now accessible in English.
Ouroboros Dragon
Atalanta Fugiens (1617)
Perspective Drawing
Unterweysung der Messung (1525)
Alchemical Geometry
Atalanta Fugiens (1617)
Hermetic Emblems
Atalanta Fugiens (1617)
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The Pass
One hand reaches to another
When you join as a Member, you receive a pass—a key to give to someone you believe should be here. Knowledge spreads through relationship, not broadcast. This is how these traditions have always moved.
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They receive their own pass to give forward
Join the society translating the Western esoteric tradition
Your membership funds the work. You decide what we translate next. And you get to read texts that have been locked in Latin for 500 years.