How An Ancient Theurgic Cult Invoked Hermes Trismegistus

The cult of Hermes Trismegistus, often called the "Religion of Hermes," was a Hellenistic spiritual movement that synthesized Egyptian religious traditions with Greek philosophical and theosophical elements.

Central to this tradition was the figure of Hermes as the divine Mind or Logos, seen as a cosmic mediator who guides souls toward enlightenment and deeper spiritual understanding.

Revered as both the Good Daimon and the Spiritual Light, Hermes embodied cosmic order and illumination, providing a bridge between the divine and human realms.

While contemporary scholars primarily access this tradition through the Greek Magical Papyri, the cult of Hermes itself represents an ancient lineage of mysticism, where outer rituals were deeply entwined with inner theurgy, aiming to align the soul with divine wisdom and universal harmony.
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Thrice-greatest Hermes; studies in Hellenistic theosophy and gnosis, being a translation of the extant sermons and fragments of the Trismegistic literature, with prolegomena, commentaries, and notes by Hermes, Trismegistus; Mead, G. R. S. (George Robert Stow), 1863-1933
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0:00 Introduction
05:13 The Rites and Hymns of Hermes Trismegistus
11:28 The Rites of the Sacred Flame
18:07 The Cult of Hermes and Its Historical and Academic Legitimacy
19:46 Outro
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