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Hermetica
Mystical
wisdom that, together with the Kabbalah,
formed the foundation of Western occultism. The term is derived from the surviving
fragments of a multi-volume work known as the Corpus Hermeticum, or Hermetica. This
mystical philosophical work was allegedly written by Hermes Trismegistus
('Thrice-Greatest') a mythical composite of the Egyptian god Thoth
and the Greek god Hermes. The fragments
present a synthesis of Kabbalistic, Neo-Platonic and Christian
mystical and spiritual traditions.
According to legend, the
Hermetic books were written on papyrus and stored in one of the great libraries in
Alexandria. Most were lost when the library burned. Surviving fragments supposedly were
buried in a secret desert location known only to select initiates.
Controversy over the age
and authorship of the Hermetica has existed since at least the Renaissance. Isaac Casaubon
(1559-1614), French classical scholar and theologian, claimed that the works were not of
Egyptian origin but were written by early Christians or semi-Christians. Casaubon's
exegesis helped to bring about a decline in the Renaissance interest in magic.
In all likelihood, the
Hermetic works were written even later than Casaubon believed, by multiple anonymous
authors who used the pseudonym 'Hermes Trismegistus'. See Gematria,
Rosicrucians, Theosophy and Mysticism.
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software and
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books:
Collectanea
Hermetica.
Eternal Hermes:
From Greek God to Alchemical Magus.
Gnosis and
Hermeticism from Antiquity to Modern Times (Suny Series in Western Esoteric Traditions).
Hermetic Magic:
The Postmodern Magical Papyrus of Abaris.
Hermetica: The
Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a New English Translation, With Notes
and Introduction.
Hermetica Volume
1 Introduction, Texts, and Translation.
Hermetica Volume
2 Notes on the Corpus Hermeticum.
Hermetica Volume
3 Notes on the Latin Asclepius and the Hermetic Excerpts of Stobaeus.
Hermetica Volume
4 Testimonia, Addenda, and Indices.
The Egyptian
Hermes: A Historical Approach to the Late Pagan Mind.
The Hermetic
Brotherhood of Luxor: Initiatic and Historical Documents of an Order of Practical
Occultism.
The Hermetic
Tradition: Symbols and Teachings of the Royal Art.
The Hermetica:
The Lost Wisdom of the Pharohs.
The Hymns of
Hermes.
The Secret
Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and
Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy.
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books.
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