What is Who is Hermes Symbolism in Hermetics Myths

"As Above, so Below"

The written attributed to both Hermes-Thoth fall into two categories:

• practice: popular Hermetics deals with astrology and occult sciences
• theory: learned Hermetic focuses on theology and philosophy

The development of learned Hermetism was in high regard during the early Roman empire. In the Hellenistic period, Hermetics was ascribed to Hermes and later treatises on medicine, alchemy and magic were added.

In Hermetics, All of the forces which emanate through the universe are interdependent.

The microcosm (one self) and the macrocosm (everything around us) share properties between each other. The internal environment is a reflection of the external environment.

Hermetics states that all of the forces of the universe can be categorized into four basic principles called Elements. The four elements are fire, air, water and earth. Manipulating the elements became alchemy and then today's chemistry.

According to Hermetics, all things were divided into three Kingdoms (Greek "thrice" means three): the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.

The 3 kingdoms also correspond to the physical, astral and mental worlds. Within the mental world, the three kingdoms in psychology are the conative (thinking), affective (emotions) and cognative (processing) processes of the consciousness.

The Study of Hermetics today

"Hermetics" is the name of the first of two manuscripts I developed during a college independent study sponsored by the departments of Anthropology, Journalism, Judaic Studies, Psychology and Sociology in 1976 and 1977 in Arizona.

All interpretation should be understood symbolically and subjectively for its meaning to be absorbed. What follows, is a symbolic interpretation of the forces which form the foundation of the Kabbalah occult or mystic sciences.

Table of Contents THE EPISTEMOLOGY of HERMETICS Symbolism Myths Caduceus Tarot; the Magician Arcanum Figures of the Card of the Initiate Magic Hermetics Hermes Trismegistus Hermes Mercury Thoth (Tehuti) Thoth as the Ibis and Heart Thoth, the moon god Thoth as the Logos Raphael Nabu , Nebo Oannes Ea , Enki 62 Chokmah Chokmah as Wisdom Chokmah as Chiah (Will) Chokman as the Principium Chokmah as the Logos The Emanation of Chokmah Qabalah The Tree of Life

THE METAPHYSICS of the SPIRITS Spirits Angels Cherub Elohim A Hymn of the Thought-gods A Theory... Archetypes Collective Unconscious Qabalistic Unconscious Mythological Yesod Magical Evocation Evocation of Imagery Electrical Stimulation of the Brain THE ONTOLOGY of 'FORCE-FORMS' Maya Imagery Eidetic Imagery Characteristics of Eidetic Imagery Hallucinations Hypnagogic Imagery Hypnopomic Imagery Depersonalization The Dream Environment Lucid Dreaming Astral Projection CONSCIOUSNESS States of Consciousness Conscious Experience Consciousness Conscious Response Conscious Stimulus Dual Consciousness Two Modes of Consciousness Conscious Potential Habituation Patterns

CONSCIOUSNESS CONTROL Autonomic Nervous System Nerve-Force (Seven Chakrahs). Pineal Gland Chakrahs Chakrahs Bio-Feedback Internal Sef-Regulation Esoteric Internal Self-Regulation Relaxation Respiration Conditioning Sensory Withdrawl Meditation Internal Meditation Stabilizing. Peak Experience Programmability Vibrations. The Human Aura Di-Electric Emissions CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY and REFERENCES For more information, email: Robert Zucker See wikipedia on Hermetics\ism

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