The Compass of the Wise
| Author | Adam Michael Birkholz; translated by Adam McLean |
|---|---|
| Published | 1782 |
| Format | Book |
TL;DR — An 18th-century German esoteric text describing the inner constitution of a Rosicrucian-style “genuine and true Freemasonry,” in Adam McLean’s English translation.
The title page gives the work as “described by a fellow-worker of the inner constitution of the genuine and true Freemasonry,” by Adam Michael Birkholz, 1782, translated from German by Adam McLean, an editor of alchemical and Hermetic texts. (The download’s filename says 1882; the document itself says 1782.)
It is a text from the eighteenth-century world of Rosicrucian and alchemical Freemasonry, presenting an esoteric account of the order’s origins and inner teaching.
What it is: an occult / esoteric text in a modern translation; of interest for the history of Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism, not as fact.
Where this came from
- A copy saved in October 2026.
76 pages. A PDF copy is held in Kyle’s private archive; it is not linked or shared here.