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Hermetic writingsOccult texts on philosophical or theological subjects ascribed to Hermes Trismegistos (“Hermes the Thrice-Greatest”), identical to the Egyptian god Thoth, who was credited with inventing writing. The collection, written in Greek and Latin, was probably put together in the 1st–3rd century AD. Written in the form of dialogues, it synthesizes Near Eastern religion, Platonism, Stoicism, and other philosophies. It also reflects ideas and beliefs widely held in the early Roman empire on astrology, alchemy, and magic. The goal of the writings was the deification of humanity through knowledge of the transcendent God. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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An answer of a kind to that fear of psychological overdetermination that is imaged in the first of his three dreams (and which Mersenne's attack upon the deists might suggest was prompted by the doctrines of Calvin) - for the Hermetic writings contain repeated proclamations of the quasi-divine autonomy of the human mind. |
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