Some Philosophy of the Hermetics

About this book

The old Hermetic maxim about the heavens and the earth becomes a way of thinking about human nature in this study of occult philosophy. Correspondences suggest that the smallest thing might reflect the structure of the whole.

Some Philosophy of the Hermetics belongs to the modern revival of texts attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. Its discussion joins older symbolic language to the interests of contemporary spiritual seekers. Historical origins and later occult interpretations often blur in such writing, making the author's choices as important as the doctrines presented. Even the simplest emblem can become the first move in an elaborate account of the universe.