{"product_id":"the-light-of-hermes-trismegistus-by-charles-stein-9781644114612","title":"The Light of Hermes Trismegistus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA presentation of seven essential texts, central to the Hermetic Tradition, never before published together.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes \u003ci\u003eTheogony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Homeric Hymn to Hermes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Poem of Parmenides\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Poimandres\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chaldean Oracles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHymn to Isis\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOn Divine Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e, each translated from the original Greek or Latin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePresents interpretive commentary for each text to progressively weave them together historically, poetically, hermeneutically, and magically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinked 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering 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 \u003ci\u003eTheogony\u003c\/i\u003e, the Homeric \u003ci\u003eHymn to Hermes\u003c\/i\u003e, the “Poem of Parmenides,” the \u003ci\u003ePoimandres\u003c\/i\u003e from the Corpus Hermeticum, the \u003ci\u003eChaldean Oracles\u003c\/i\u003e, “The Vision of Isis” from Apuleius’s \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e, and “On Divine Virtue” by Zosimos of Panopolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough his introductions and commentaries, Stein explains how the many traditions that use Hermes’s name harbour a coherent spirit whose relevance and efficacy promise to carry Hermes forward into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRevealing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384040538348,"sku":"9781644114612","price":84.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10050453482773.jpg?v=1773398301","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-light-of-hermes-trismegistus-by-charles-stein-9781644114612","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}