HERMETICISM 101- THE FALL OF MAN
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HERMETICISM 101: THE FALL OF MAN
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The ideas here presented on the Fall of Man are based primarily on the first treatise of the Corpus Hermeticum--the Poemandres. We must keep in mind that Hermetism and Hermeticism have no authoritative dogma, but should be viewed more as a movement or philosophy based on gnosis, and centering around the figure of Hermes Trismegistus. In the Poemandres treatise, Man is described as a divine being, equal to God. This Divine Man fell into the material world of Nature by the simple act of desire. As a material being, mankind is now bound to the cycles of life and death, subject to suffering and the whims of fate. The path of return is nothing less than the restoration of man's divinity. Below, I have placed a link to the Poemandres treatise.
PRIMARY SOURCE: The Poemandres treatise [G.R.S. Mead translation] http://gnosis.org/library/hermes1.html
New videos come out every Saturday morning! The topics Taliesin McKnight covers include the simple magick spell techniques, Hoodoo, ceremonial magick, meditation, Qabalah, Hermetic philosophy, alchemy, tarot, astrology, mysticism, and much more!
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The ideas here presented on the Fall of Man are based primarily on the first treatise of the Corpus Hermeticum--the Poemandres. We must keep in mind that Hermetism and Hermeticism have no authoritative dogma, but should be viewed more as a movement or philosophy based on gnosis, and centering around the figure of Hermes Trismegistus. In the Poemandres treatise, Man is described as a divine being, equal to God. This Divine Man fell into the material world of Nature by the simple act of desire. As a material being, mankind is now bound to the cycles of life and death, subject to suffering and the whims of fate. The path of return is nothing less than the restoration of man's divinity. Below, I have placed a link to the Poemandres treatise.
PRIMARY SOURCE: The Poemandres treatise [G.R.S. Mead translation] http://gnosis.org/library/hermes1.html
New videos come out every Saturday morning! The topics Taliesin McKnight covers include the simple magick spell techniques, Hoodoo, ceremonial magick, meditation, Qabalah, Hermetic philosophy, alchemy, tarot, astrology, mysticism, and much more!