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The Light of Hermes Trismegistus - New Translations of Seven Essential Hermetic Texts (Hardcover)
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The Light of Hermes Trismegistus - New Translations of Seven Essential Hermetic Texts (Hardcover)
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A presentation of seven essential texts, central to the Hermetic
Tradition, never before published together * Includes 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 Latin * Presents interpretive
commentary for each text to progressively weave them together
historically, poetically, hermeneutically, and magically Linked 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, poets, and even
theologians. Offering new translations of seven essential Hermetic
texts from their earliest source languages, Charles Stein presents
them alongside introductions and interpretive commentary, revealing
their hidden gems of insight, suggesting directions for practice,
and progressively weaving the texts together historically,
poetically, hermeneutically, and magically. The book includes
translations of Hesiod's Theogony, the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, the
"Poem of Parmenides," the Poimandres from the Corpus Hermeticum,
the Chaldean Oracles, "The Vision of Isis" from Apuleius's
Metamorphoses, and "On Divine Virtue" by Zosimos of Panopolis.
Through his introductions and commentaries, Stein explains how the
many traditions that use Hermes's name harbor a coherent spirit
whose relevance and efficacy promise to carry Hermes forward into
the future. Revealing Hermes as the very principle of Mind in all
its possibilities, from intellectual brilliance to the workings of
the cognitive life of everyone, the author shows how these seven
texts are central to a still-evolving Western tradition in which
the principle of spiritual awakening is allied with the creative.
Never before published together, these texts present a new vehicle
for transmission of the Hermetic Genius in modern times.
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