The Light of Hermes Trismegistus: New Translations of Seven Essential Hermetic Texts Stein Charles
A presentation of seven essential texts, central to the Hermetic Tradition, never before published togetherIncludes Theogony, The Homeric Hymn to Hermes, The Poem of Parmenides, The Poimandres, The…
Specifikacia The Light of Hermes Trismegistus: New Translations of Seven Essential Hermetic Texts Stein Charles
A presentation of seven essential texts, central to the Hermetic Tradition, never before published togetherIncludes Theogony, The Homeric Hymn to Hermes, The Poem of Parmenides, The Poimandres, The Chaldean Oracles, Hymn to Isis, and On Divine Virtue, each translated from the original Greek or LatinPresents interpretive commentary for each text to progressively weave them together historically, poetically, hermeneutically, and magicallyLinked to both the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth, Hermes Trismegistus is credited, through legend, with thousands of mystical and philosophical writings of high standing, each reputed to be of immense antiquity. During the Renaissance, a collection of such writings known as The Corpus Hermeticum greatly inspired the thought of philosophers, alchemists, artists,