Good Work Library
Texts
Aenglisc101 pagesTexts from the English folk tradition, preserving the old stories and customs of the British Isles.
Aquarian86 pagesTexts of the New Age and Aquarian age.
Arabic5 pagesPoetry and sacred literature from the Arabic-speaking world, from the pre-Islamic odes to the traditions they inspired.
Buddhist328 pagesSacred texts from the Buddhist tradition, spanning sutras, commentaries, and wisdom literature.
The myths and rituals of ancient Canaan, preserved on clay tablets from the ruins of Ugarit — the storm god, the sea, and the descent into death.
Surviving texts from the Cathar tradition, the dualist Christian movement of medieval southern France.
Daoist31 pagesTexts from the Daoist tradition, encompassing philosophy, alchemy, and the way of naturalness.
Egyptian28 pagesSacred texts from ancient Egypt, including funerary literature and hymns to the gods.
Gnostic112 pagesTexts from the Gnostic traditions, including Nag Hammadi scriptures, Sethian and Valentinian writings, and apocrypha.
Sacred and philosophical texts from the ancient Greek tradition.
Texts from the Hermetic tradition, the Greco-Egyptian wisdom literature attributed to Hermes Trismegistus.
Hindu40 pagesSacred texts from the Hindu tradition, spanning devotional, tantric, and philosophical literature.
Internet699 pagesTexts born on the internet — digital-native sacred and philosophical writings.
Texts from the Mandaean tradition, the ancient Gnostic religion centred on John the Baptist and the World of Light.
Texts from the Manichaean tradition, Mani's universal religion of light and darkness.
Mesopotamian104 pagesSacred texts from ancient Mesopotamia, including epics, hymns, and mythological literature.
Sacred texts from the Norse tradition, including the Poetic Edda and selections from the Prose Edda.
Sacred texts and translations from the shamanic, ritual, and folk-sacred traditions of the Finno-Ugric, Samoyedic, and Permian peoples — Mansi, Udmurt, Sami, Finnish, Hungarian, and more.
Vedic1039 pagesTexts from the Vedic tradition, the oldest layer of Indian scripture including hymns, rituals, and cosmic philosophy.
Yiguandao62 pagesTexts from the Yiguandao tradition, the Way of Pervading Unity — scriptures of the Eternal Mother and the returning Dao.
Sacred texts from the Zoroastrian tradition, including the Gathas of Zarathustra.