Category: Hermetism & Gnosticism
Hermetism & Gnosticism
(Woodcut from Hieronymus Braunschweig Das Buch zu distilliren, Strassburg, 1519 – Source) Alchemy and Hermeticism are two teachings that cannot be separated from each other, although they …
Hermetism & Gnosticism
* The following article has been published with the author’s approval. The original article can be found at http://kheph777.tripod.com/art_gnosticism.html (Diagram of the gnostic mythos, from “The Gnostic Scriptures” by …
Hermetism & Gnosticism
(source) Let me just say up front, I really hated writing that last post. There’s so much more than I can cram into a blog post, it’s unbelievable. There …
Hermetism & Gnosticism
(Diagram from “Elements of theology” by Proclus – source) The best encapsulation of the neo-platonic creation story that I’ve found is in the second book of The Divine Pymander …
Hermetism & Gnosticism
(Hermes Trismegistus – Source) In the first centuries after Christ, when theological and philosophical discussions were still permitted under the influence of gnostic liberty of the communities of Alexandria, …