Choosing a first text
Begin with starter works and collection notes. They are meant to separate core Gnostic and Hermetic sources from adjacent bridge material.
Help center
A reader's guide to the Numen Leaf shelves
Use this hub to move from public discovery into a provenance-backed work detail and through the free reader gate without losing the quiet, source-first path that makes the library useful.
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Start with a shelf, not a search box
Open the library when you want the broad shape of the catalog: source traditions, starter works, and rights-safe entry points grouped for browsing.
Browse the library→02
Read the provenance before the passage
Work detail pages pair summaries with edition labels, source links, rights notes, and a bounded excerpt so you know where the text came from before continuing.
View a work detail→03
Use the reader gate as a handoff
The gate confirms the work and first readable unit, then sends signed-in readers back to the exact unit saved in this browser.
Open the reader gate→Common questions
Small notes for careful reading
Understanding rights notes
Look for the source provider, historic edition label, and public-domain basis. These cues explain why an edition is safe to preview.
Returning to a work
After you open a reader unit, Numen Leaf stores a local checkpoint so the work detail and gate can point back to your last position.
When a page is unavailable
Use the help center and landing page while live catalog routes are recovering. The help route is static by design and remains available for orientation.
Screenshot evidence
Capture surfaces for review
This section identifies the bounded surfaces for screenshot review. Images should be captured from local preview first, then PR preview, then production only when browse routes are healthy.
