Hermeticism

Many religions or spiritual traditions see God as either fully immanent (“the totality of the cosmos is God”) or fully transcendental (“God exists outside of the Cosmos”). Hermeticism does not choose between these two, but says that God is both. This is a difficult concept for our rational minds to grasp, so even among followers…

Poimandres then said, ‘The truth is: light and life is God and Father, whence Man is begotten. If, therefore, you realise yourself as being from life and light and that you have been made out of them, you will return to life.’‘But tell me further, how I shall return to life, my Nous? For God…

In the Hermetica there is a lot of mention about gods. Are they worthy of worship, and are we encouraged to worship them? Is this an expected thing or can you choose to worship the gods or not? And should we create and worship statues? The hermetic texts were written by and for Greco-Egyptian priests…

In both Star Wars and Hermeticism there exists a profound concept that serves as a central pillar of their respective narratives: the Force and Nous. While they emerge from different cultural contexts and storylines, these two ideas share striking similarities in their essence and function. It is important to note that while there are parallels,…

In the vast expanse of philosophical discourse within Hermetic texts, the question of the nature of souls and their journey through various incarnations is still a mystery. Does our soul have a mind, an identity, or a memory? What guides our soul towards salvation and the divine? Let’s part the veils to reveal the mysteries…

Hermeticism, a mystical tradition rooted in ancient teachings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, delves into the profound mysteries of the divine and the cosmos. An interesting concept is introduced in Book 1 of the Corpus Hermeticum, where Hermes declares in the Holy Trisagion that God desires to be known and is known by His own (people)….

“The third class of the followers of Hermes were the Illuminationists, the descendants of Hermes’ sister.” -Ibn Wahshiya, Ancient Alphabets Islamic scholars faced confusion regarding Hermes Trismegistus. While recognizing his significance through attributed books on alchemy, astrology, and ethics, contradictory historical accounts and the enigmatic titles “Hermes” and “Trismegistus” led to multiple, conflicting interpretations of…

In contemplating the concept of God as an eternal creator, one is inevitably confronted with the apparent paradox arising from the scientific understanding that our universe has a definite beginning. How do we reconcile the hermetic concept of a timeless, ever-creating God with the temporal constraints suggested by contemporary scientific cosmology? If there is indeed…

According to Lisan Al-Din Ibn Al-Khatib (d. 1375) Hermeticism was widespread in medieval Spain. The Ricote Valley was known for its many followers of Hermeticism. According to Ibn Khaldun, Ricote (Arabic: Riqut), a town on the Segura River northwest of the city of Murcia in the Spanish Levant, was a center of Hermetism in Muslim…

“…and the greatest misfortune and impiety is when someone departs from mankind without children, for he suffers punishment after death from the divine powers. This is the retribution: that the soul without children is condemned to a body that is neither male nor female, and is cursed by the sun. Therefore, Asclepius, do not congratulate…