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.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form As subject As object
Renaissance esotericism 0 2
Hermetic literature 0 1
Hermetica 0 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 (11)

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
Masonic iconography → drawsFrom → Hermeticism →
this entity surface form: Renaissance esotericism
Hermeticism → hasPrimaryTextCorpus → Hermeticism self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Hermetica
Christian Kabbalah → influencedBy → Hermeticism →
Hermetic Qabalah → influencedBy → Hermeticism →
Pico della Mirandola → influencedBy → Hermeticism →
Theosophy → influencedBy → Hermeticism →
this entity surface form: Renaissance esotericism