The Divine Pymander: Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus Mystic Order of Noble Knowledge - Thoth Hermes Trismegistus One of the greatest tragedies to befall the philosophical world was the destruction of the Great Library of Alexandria. Of the thousands of scrolls of ancient knowledge that were burned, forty books were said to be written by the greatest philosopher, teacher, and ancient monk of all time, those writings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus. Thoth was the first great Egyptian philosopher and the creator of the Ancient Mystery Schools. It was said that Hermes obtained his wisdom from God while in deep meditative states. The Greeks abducted him into their mythology and here he became Hermes Trismegistus. Ancient Egyptian paintings portray Thoth as the moon god with the body of a man and the head of the ibis, with a crescent moon over his head. When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt, he installed a Greek governing body to rule over his new subjects. Thoth Hermes was said to have authored over 30,000 books, but this is a clear exaggeration of his greatness.
Golden Tractate Golden Tractate Details Written by Hermes Trismesgistus Section I Even thus saith Hermes: Through long years I have not ceased to experiment, neither have I have spared any labour of mind And this science and art I have obtained by the sole inspiration of the living God, who judged fit to open them to me His servant, who has given to rational creatures the power of thinking and judging aright, forsaking none, or giving to any occasion to despair. Understand ye, then, O Sons of Wisdom, that the knowledge of the four elements of the ancient philosophers was not corporally [physically] or imprudently sought after, which are through patience to be discovered, according to their causes and their occult [secret] operation. Understand the operation, therefore. Keep, therefore, thy Argent vive [Mercury], which is prepared in the innermost chamber in which it is coagulated [your sexual glands]; for that is the Mercury which is separated from the residual earth [the body]. Sons of Science! Section II
The Virgin of the World Sacred Texts Esoteric Gnostic and Hermetic Buy this Book at Amazon.com Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] This is Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland's translation of the Hermetica, a series of treatises attributed to the legendary Hermes Trismegistus. Title PageContents Introductory Essays and Preface NoteThe Hermetic BooksThe Hermetic System and the Significance of its Present RevivalAn Introduction to The Virgin of the World The Virgin of the World Part IPart IIPart III A Treatise on Initiations; or, Asclepios Part I.Part IIPart IIIPart IVPart VPart VIPart VIIPart VIIIPart IXPart XPart XIPart XIIPart XIIIPart XIVPart XV The Definitions of Asclepios Part IPart IIPart IIIPart IV Fragments of the Book of Hermes to his Son Tatios Part IPart IIPart IIIPart IVPart VPart VIPart VIIPart VIII Fragments of the Writings of Hermes to Ammon Part IPart IIPart IIIPart IVPart VPart VI Various Hermetic Fragments Part IPart IIPart IIIPart IVPart VPart VIPart VIIPart VIII