Learn The Way of Hermes
Through our online course on Hermeticism, you’ll gain a deep understanding of this ancient and powerful tradition, and learn how to apply its teachings to transform your life.
Our authentic teachings, practical exercises, and accessible learning platform make this course an invaluable resource for anyone looking to unlock the secrets of Hermeticism and achieve profound personal growth.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced practitioner, our course offers a comprehensive and practical guide to the theory and practice of Hermetic spirituality.
How to do the course
1. Set aside one hour for each topic and work on one topic per week.
2. Study the lesson and read the related paragraphs in the Corpus Hermeticum of that week.
3. Try the practices given as part of the homework in a consistent manner.
4. Email us at any time to let us know how you are getting on or if you have any questions.
Our advice
This course contains a large amount of theory and an even greater amount of practical exercises and assignments. Enough to last the rest of your life. Our advice is to do all the assignments and exercises.
You have plenty of time to do the course, so use it. A little every day, or even a little every two or three days, is more than enough.
Take notes
In doing the course you can jot down reminders and key points as you go through your course – you can even export and print your notes for offline reference! So take plenty of notes! It is also interesting to go over all your notes after you have completed the course to see how what you have learned and how far you have progressed along the Way of Hermes.
By purchasing this course, you agree that you understand that no part of the material dictated or provided throughout the duration of the course may be reproduced, distributed, or used in any other form (neither electronic nor mechanical, including photocopies and recordings), without direct and written consent.
Sources for the online course
The online course is based on authentic hermetic texts. There are three versions of the Corpus Hermeticum that have been consulted for this course:
1. Brian Copenhaver, Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a new English translation, with notes and introduction. Cambridge University Press, 1995. Although this book is not as affordable as Salaman's translation below, it is an excellent translation and offers a more critical and academic approach with many footnotes. Link
2. Clement Salaman, The Way of Hermes: New Translations of the Corpus Hermeticum and the Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius. Inner Traditions, 2004. This is the most readable and accessible version of the Corpus Hermeticum and also contains the Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus. Link
3. GRS Mead, The Corpus Hermeticum. Thrice Greatest Hermes, vol. 2. London, 1906. This is the most popular version that most people know and has been using for over a hundred years. Although it has some theosophical biases, it's still a surprisingly good and very affordable translation, even if the language is a bit old-fashioned. Link
Our advice is to buy a physical copy of one of these books from your favorite bookseller to use together with the online course. The book Way of Hermes by Clement Salaman is especially recommended as that book is both easily available and cheap.
Additional sources
We have consulted the following additional sources in developing the online course:
- M. David Litwa, "Hermetica II" (Stobaean Fragments and many other smaller texts)
- Hans D. Betz, "The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation"
- Garth Fowden, "The Egyptian Hermes"
- Christian Bull, "The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus"
- Kevin van Bladel, "The Arabic Hermes"
- Wouter J. Hanegraaff, "Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination"
