Hermeticism

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Western esotericism esoteric tradition philosophical tradition religious tradition

Hermeticism is an esoteric philosophical and religious tradition rooted in writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, emphasizing spiritual transformation, hidden knowledge, and the correspondence between the macrocosm and microcosm.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Hermeticism canonical 23
Renaissance esotericism 2
Hermetic literature 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Western esotericism ⓘ
esoteric tradition ⓘ
philosophical tradition ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
aimsAt knowledge of God ⓘ
union with the divine ⓘ
associatedWithText Asclepius ⓘ
Corpus Hermeticum ⓘ
Emerald Tablet ⓘ
basedOnWritingsAttributedTo Thoth ⓘ
surface form: Hermes Trismegistus
centralConcept Logos ⓘ
Mind of God ⓘ
Nous ⓘ
One ⓘ
cosmologyType emanationist ⓘ
developedDuring Hellenistic period ⓘ
emphasizes correspondence between macrocosm and microcosm ⓘ
gnosis ⓘ
hidden knowledge ⓘ
spiritual transformation ⓘ
hasPrimaryTextCorpus Hermeticism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hermetica
holdsView matter is an expression of spirit ⓘ
includesPractice meditation ⓘ
ritual ⓘ
theurgy ⓘ
influenced Renaissance philosophy ⓘ
Rosicrucianism ⓘ
Theosophy ⓘ
Western occultism ⓘ
alchemy ⓘ
astrology ⓘ
magic ⓘ
modern esotericism ⓘ
influencedBy Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
surface form: Egyptian religion

Gnosticism ⓘ
Greek philosophy ⓘ
Platonism ⓘ
Stoicism ⓘ
languageOfEarlyTexts Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
originatedIn Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Hellenistic Egypt
region Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
revivedBy Pico della Mirandola ⓘ
surface form: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

Marsilio Ficino ⓘ
revivedDuring Renaissance ⓘ
surface form: Italian Renaissance
teaches human soul is immortal ⓘ
spiritual rebirth is possible ⓘ
teachesDoctrine as above so below ⓘ
viewsHumanAs microcosm of the macrocosm ⓘ
viewsWorldAs living cosmos ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hermes → associatedWith → Hermeticism ⓘ
Hermes → associatedWith → Hermeticism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hermetic literature
Christian Kabbalah → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
Pico della Mirandola → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
Hermetic Qabalah → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
Hermeticism → hasPrimaryTextCorpus → Hermeticism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hermetica
Esoteric Christianity → associatedWith → Hermeticism ⓘ
Renaissance Platonism → relatedMovement → Hermeticism ⓘ
Renaissance Platonism → relatedMovement → Hermeticism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Renaissance esotericism
Theosophy → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
Masonic iconography → drawsFrom → Hermeticism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Renaissance esotericism
Rosicrucianism → basedOn → Hermeticism ⓘ
De vita libri tres → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hermetic tradition
Ordo Templi Orientis → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers → religiousOrPhilosophicalTradition → Hermeticism ⓘ
Israel Regardie → movement → Hermeticism ⓘ
Giordano Bruno → movement → Hermeticism ⓘ
Giordano Bruno → philosophicalSchool → Hermeticism ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hermetic philosophy
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
Eliphas Levi → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
De occulta philosophia libri tres → subject → Hermeticism ⓘ
Oration on the Dignity of Man → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
900 Theses → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
Aleister Crowley → influencedBy → Hermeticism ⓘ
Demiurge → philosophicalTradition → Hermeticism ⓘ
Emerald Tablet → tradition → Hermeticism ⓘ
Corpus Hermeticum → tradition → Hermeticism ⓘ
Ouroboros → usedIn → Hermeticism ⓘ