stage 8
Grade 8. Hermeticism: The Philosophical Magic of Egypt and Greece
Students will study key treatises: the 'Poimandres' and the 'Asclepius'.
📖 8 cards reading✦ 4 question◷ ~20 min
Stage tree
Reading
Hermes Trismegistus: God, Sage, Author
Reading
Poimandres (CH I): The Hermetic Book of Genesis
Question
Test: The Cosmogony of Poimandres
Reading
Astral Fatalism and the Path of Liberation
Reading
Ascent Through the Spheres (The Ogdoad)
Question
Knowledge Check: The Ascent of the Soul
Reading
The Asclepius Treatise: Egypt as the Temple of the World
Reading
The Magic of Animating Statues (Theurgy)
Question
Test: Asclepius and the Statues
Reading
Hermetic Alchemy and Astrology
Reading
Hermeticism vs. Gnosticism
Question
Final Test: Hermeticism