Asclepius 21-29 — A Hermetic dialogue between Hermes Trismegistus and Asclepius on the mystery of generation, the nature of the gods, the lament for Egypt, death and the judgment of souls — the only surviving Coptic witness to this portion of the Asclepius.
Authoritative Teaching — An allegory of the soul’s descent into the body, her seduction by material passions, and her eventual return to the Father through knowledge — with an extended metaphor of the adversary as a fisherman casting many baits.
Plato, Republic 588A–589B — A Coptic translation of Plato's parable of the composite soul from Republic IX, in which the human being is imagined as a many-headed beast, a lion, and a man inside a human shell. Good Works Translation from Sahidic Coptic.
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles — A parabolic narrative in which Peter and the apostles encounter a mysterious pearl-seller named Lithargoel, who leads them through renunciation and endurance to his city, then reveals himself as the savior and commissions them to heal bodies and souls.
The Concept of Our Great Power — A Gnostic apocalypse describing three ages of the world — the aeon of the flesh, the psychic aeon, and the imperishable aeon to come — with accounts of the flood, the coming of the Word, and the final purification by fire.
The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth — A Hermetic initiation dialogue in which Hermes Trismegistus guides his disciple through mystical ascent to the Eighth and Ninth celestial spheres, encountering Mind, angels, and the speechless hymn of silence.
The Prayer of Thanksgiving — A Hermetic prayer of thanksgiving from Nag Hammadi Codex VI, celebrating the gifts of Mind, Word, and Knowledge, and the joy of knowing the divine Light. Good Works Translation from Sahidic Coptic.
The Thunder, Perfect Mind — A revelation discourse spoken by a divine feminine voice through cascading paradoxes. From Nag Hammadi Codex VI. Good Works Translation from Sahidic Coptic.