Category: Hermetism
Hermetism
(image) In Section 1, we established that the planetary spheres represent aspects of God radiating down from the highest heavens into the manifest realm. Each sphere has a …
Hermetism
(image) The first post of the Practical section is mercifully brief, but I think it’s important to include the Lamp in your list of required magickal tools. …
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(image) Ok, so we’ve established what the Great Work “is” within the neo-platonic context in the previous installment of the NP Basics series. This post is about …
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(The seven stages of the great work of transmutation: Stefan Michelsberger, Cabala, 1616 – Source) “The Great Work” A magnificent phrase, eh? I’ve been through so many online debates …
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(‘Theorie de l’evocation magique’ (Theory of Magical Evocation) from Papus’s Elementary Treaty of Practical Magic – Source) 1.3.1 Why we Work with Spirits In the NP system, we work …
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(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 …
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(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 …
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(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 …
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(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, …
