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blueheartbooks · 2 months

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Illuminating the Arcane: A Deep Dive into The Hermetic Museum by Arthur Edward Waite

Arthur Edward Waite's "The Hermetic Museum" is a mesmerizing journey into the depths of esoteric knowledge and mystical wisdom. This collection of alchemical and hermetic texts, compiled and translated by Waite, offers readers a rare glimpse into the arcane traditions of Western occultism. Spanning centuries of mystical exploration, the texts included in this volume delve into the secrets of alchemy, astrology, and ceremonial magic, presenting a tapestry of ancient wisdom that continues to captivate seekers of truth and enlightenment.

Waite's meticulous curation of these texts provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the Hermetic tradition, drawing from a wide array of sources including medieval manuscripts, grimoires, and alchemical treatises. From the enigmatic writings of Hermes Trismegistus to the alchemical allegories of Paracelsus, each text offers unique insights into the mystical underpinnings of the universe and the quest for spiritual transformation.

One of the most striking aspects of "The Hermetic Museum" is its ability to transcend time and space, offering readers a timeless glimpse into the perennial wisdom of the Hermetic tradition. Whether exploring the symbolic language of alchemy or delving into the mysteries of the Philosopher's Stone, each text invites readers to embark on a journey of inner alchemy, guiding them towards a deeper understanding of the self and the cosmos.

At its core, "The Hermetic Museum" is a testament to the enduring power of esoteric knowledge and the timeless quest for spiritual enlightenment. Arthur Edward Waite's masterful compilation and translation breathe new life into these ancient texts, ensuring that they remain an invaluable resource for seekers of wisdom and truth for generations to come.

In conclusion, "The Hermetic Museum" stands as a profound testament to the enduring legacy of the Hermetic tradition, offering readers a rich tapestry of mystical wisdom and esoteric knowledge. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner of the occult arts or simply a curious seeker of truth, this volume is sure to inspire and enlighten, inviting you to embark on a transformative journey into the hidden realms of the Hermetic tradition.

Arthur Edward Waite's "The Hermetic Museum" published in two volumes is available Amazon in V1 paperback 24.99$ and hardcover 32.99$, V2 paperback 23.99$ and hardcover 32.99$, editions.

Number of pages: V1 350 pg; V2 302 pg

Language: English

Rating: 10/10

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blueheartbookclub · 2 months

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Illuminating the Arcane: A Deep Dive into The Hermetic Museum by Arthur Edward Waite

Arthur Edward Waite's "The Hermetic Museum" published in two volumes is available Amazon in V1 paperback 24.99$ and hardcover 32.99$, V2 paperback 23.99$ and hardcover 32.99$, editions.

Number of pages: V1 350 pg; V2 302 pg

Language: English

Rating: 10/10

Link of the book! V1

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Review By: King's Cat

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bloodtreachery · 8 months

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I keep saying "they achieved gnosis" or "Oh that's Gnosis" whenever to when someone had a Really Good Idea and it confuses people but I can't stop. Sometimes an idea is so good someone reached past the demiurge to grab it what else would I even say

#i need a new text post tag #i sound like a hermetic acolyte leaning that you can have sex with women too like #i spend too much time researching

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cryptotheism · 1 year

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How do cards gain meaning in an occult sense? Like, both tarot and french-suited playing cards started as game pieces, but they have gained an understood meaning. Is it just someone whips up an organized table of connected ideas or is each card interpreted from a certain framework?

Oh good question!

Many things that we now consider staples of western magic are ideas that have been added to over generations by several layers of thinkers. Tarot Divination specifically is an excellent example of this!

In 1770, A french printmaker and occultist going by Etteilla published a book about how to do cartomancy with a 32-card Piquet deck. He writes down some simple but strict associations for the cards, and makes what is probably the first mention of reversals in carotmancy. He said that he learned the system "from an Italian." Now, its unclear how much of the system is his own invention, people have been doing cartomancy for as long as there's been cards, but the text presents a larval, bare-bones version of the cartomancy methods we know and love today.

Its 1780-ish. The Rosetta stone hasn't been discovered yet. Occult-inclined Europeans are obsessed with Egypt. That's where our boy Trismegistus is from! There's a concept in Egyptian mythology called The Book of Thoth, a mythical book of spells penned by the God of Knowledge himself. This was the Holy Grail for European Occult Egpytaboos.

In 1781, Antoine Court de Gébelin claimed that Tarot cards were the "original book of Thoth," Saying that Tarot cards had been used by ancient Egyptian priests for their own magical ceremonies, and that their designs contained ancient mystical secrets. This is 100% not true, but he writes a pretty fun pseudohistory for Tarot that involves Romani people bringing the decks to Europe through the Levant where they then taught its esoteric secrets to several Popes.

Then in 1783, Ettellia responded with another book. Manière de se récréer avec le jeu de cartes nommées tarots ("Way to recreate yourself with the deck of cards called tarots") Where Ettellia basically claims "uhm actually I knew about tarot divination way before Court de Gebelin published that big ass book. But anyway here's an interpretation of Tarot symbology that includes multiple references to Egyptian, Zoroastrian, and Greek mythology." But the smartest thing he did was include spread methods that involved Thoth and Numerology. Napoleonic Occultists fucking loved Thoth and numerology.

In 1788, he formed a little magical society for the express purpose of discussing and workshopping ideas for Tarot divination. In 1789, he made a TRULY smart decision, and published a Tarot deck that was Specifically For Magic, and that basically cemented Tarots place in magical history.

Occultists just kept iterating! Someone would speculate "maybe the suits correspond to the elements" and people went "yeah, they correspond to the elements! That makes this tool even more fun and interesting to use!" Then people go "What if the suits and the elements also correspond to parts of the Self?" and people went "Sure they do! That makes this tool even more interesting!"

But its also not just one thread. Eventually you get the Golden Dawn saying "The Major Arcana correspond to the nodes and paths on our version of the Quabbalistic Sefirot, you know, the hermetic version with a Q." and some occultists responded "Idk about that! Love what you've done with the color symbology though!"

The development of magical ideas is an iterative process. It is people whipping up a table of correspondences, but that table needs a mythology to keep it together. Originally, the mythology that gave tarot "power" was its Egyptian pseudohistory, but these days its the fact that occultists have been iterating on and fine-tuning this system for hundreds of years.

Humans don't think in tables of information, they think in stories. The cool thing about stories is that they're flexible. If magic is anything, its learning how to engineer stories to make the tables of information more effective.

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#Tarot #Occult #I was supposed to edit today but I couldn't pass up this opportunity for a micro essay #cartomancy

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madmonksandmaenads · 4 months

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Now, I'm not very familiar with Homestuck, but I overhear a lot of conversation about its minutia. There are lots of conversations about HS', I have heard about classpects, multiverse games, troll biology, etc, but I don't have a clear idea what the actual themes of the work are.

It's a creation myth yes? A grand narrative about the birth of a world, complete with primordial evils and children in strange lands, initiated through death to divine power. What is this met to say about our own world? Would you(hypothetical Homestuck fan) consider the work Gnostic in character? Is the takeaway here that reality is all the result of an uncaring and deeply flawed mechanical demiurge(Sburb) and orchestrated by childish and occassionaly deeply evil archons(the players)? Should we try to reach past the imperfection of this world and stop trying to engage with the rules of this cruel world and instead seek out loopholes? Or perhaps is it more Hermetic? Does it see the world as a craft of artifice, made by humans who are not perfect but aspire towards a greater good? Does it prompt the reader to create their own more perfect world? Homestuck is a massive text, it a vast communication from an artist, what is being communicated? I'll admit one of the reasons I haven't read Homestuck is I don't see it discussed as a poetical work. I want to know what makes it beautiful, about what message is straining through the it's pulpy medium. I grew up on schlocky sci-fi, the alien sex politics, the cosmic shenanigans, these are all rather pedestrian for me. I got bored of these around the same time I stopped reading Piers Anthony but I recognize Homestuck is an important modern work, and it feels baffling to me that I have no idea what its actual philosophy is. There must be more to it than titillating science fiction, and funny message logs. What is it from Homestuck that you carry with you into the trials of your day to day existence?

#homestuck #hs

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maeviuslynn · 6 months

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Are you new to Thelema?

Are you new to Thelema and looking for good beginner resources? Here is helpful list of beginner friendly books, podcasts, YouTube channels, and other online resources. They are listed in no particular order. Beginner Thelema book recommendations: Easier Crowley texts to start with: * Magick in Theory and Practice by Aleister Crowley * Magick without Tears by Aleister Crowley * The Law is for All by Aleister Crowley Other great intro books to start with: * Living Thelema by David Shoemaker * The Magick of Aleister Crowley by Lon Milo Duquette * The Chicken Qabalah by Lon Milo Duquette * The Weiser Concise Guide to Aleister Crowley by Richard Kaczynski * Perdurabo by Richard Kaczynski * Abrahadabra: Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thelemic Magic by Rodney Orpheus * Thelema: An Introduction to the Life, Work & Philosophy of Aleister Crowley by Colin D. Campbell

Thelema resources online: YouTube channels: * Maevius Lynn: https://www.youtube.com/c/MaeviusLynn * O.T.O. USA: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdoTempliOrientisUSA * Blazing Star O.T.O.: https://www.youtube.com/@BlazingStarOTO * Horizon O.T.O.: https://www.youtube.com/@horizon-oto * Sekhet Maat O.T.O.: https://www.youtube.com/@sekhetmaat5987 * Dionysius Rogers: https://www.youtube.com/@dionysiusrogers3548 * Living Thelema with David Shoemaker: https://www.youtube.com/@livingthelema5221 * Temple of the Silver Star: https://youtube.com/c/TempleoftheSilverStar * Speech in Silence: https://www.youtube.com/user/speechinthesilence * Entelecheia: https://www.youtube.com/@entelecheia * Lon Milo DuQuette - Arcanum Luminarium: https://www.youtube.com/@Arcanumluminarium * Sword and Serpent Oasis Learning Library https://www.youtube.com/@swordandserpentoasislearni8589 Podcasts: * Living Thelema on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-thelema/id935174735 * Thelema Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thelema-now-crowley-ritual-magick/id325185715 * Speech in Silence: https://www.speechinthesilence.com/

Website resources: * Internet Sacred Text Archive: https://www.sacred-texts.com/ * Hermetic Library: https://hermetic.com/ * Thelemistas: https://thelemistas.org/en/ * Thelemapedia: https://www.thelemapedia.org/ * O.T.O. Online library: https://lib.oto-usa.org/ * Ra-Hoor-Khuit Network's Magickal Library: https://www.rahoorkhuit.net/library/ceremonial/ * Zero Equals Two: http://zeroequalstwo.net/ * Qabalah resource: https://nofaithinthehumanrace.com/ * From the Mouth of the Beast. Introductory Thelemic texts: http://lapis-mercurii.org/motb/ * Occult meaning of colors and high res art: https://keepsilence.org/colors/ * Scans from the Equinox: https://keepsilence.org/the-equinox/ Thelemic Organizations: * Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.): https://oto.org/ * Typhonian Order (T.O.): http://www.starfirepublishing.co.uk/ * A∴A∴: * https://onestarinsight.org/ * https://outercol.org/ * https://www.thelema.org/aa/ * Temple of the Silver Star: https://totss.org/ * College of Thelema: https://www.thelema.org/college_of_thelema/

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coinandcandle · 9 months

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Correspondences - Why are they called that?

I'm sure at some point, like me, you were curious as to why we use the word "correspondences" when connecting physical things meant to represent, relate to, to nonphysical things. No? Just me? Well here are my notes about the topic, anyways!

What are correspondences?

In the context of theology, correspondence is "a relationship between two levels of existence".

The use of the term in this way was coined by Emanuel Swedenborg in his works Arcana Cœlestia (1749–1756), Heaven and Hell (1758) and other such works. Here is a quote from Swedenborg himself:

Though this idea wasn’t new, and neither was the word “correspondence”, Swedenborg coined the term to explain the relationship between the spiritual world and the material world.

Nothing can exist anywhere in the material world that does not have a correspondence with the spiritual world—because if it did, it would have no cause that would make it come into being and then allow it to continue in existence. Everything in the material world is an effect. The causes of all effects lie in the spiritual world, and the causes of those causes in turn (which are the purposes those causes serve) lie in a still deeper heaven. (Secrets of Heaven #5711)

The idea that the material world and the spiritual world are linked came along before Swedenborg, however.

Swedenborg’s Law of Correspondence is similar to the “As above, so below” concept that you may see often in spiritual circles, which comes from the Hermetic text The Emerald Tablet; as well as the microcosm–macrocosm analogy; the idea that the human body is a microcosm—a small universe that mimics the macrocosm (or “great universe”).

Similar ideas can be found all throughout the world and in many cultures. (See also Sympathetic Magic, Synchronicity, and the Doctrine of Signatures.)

References and Further Reading

Swedenborg Foundation - Correspondences

Sacred Texts’ collection of Swedenborg’s works

(Please check out the other links throughout the post, too!)

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thevirginwitch · 1 year

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The Origin & Evolution of Correspondences in Witchcraft

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If you’ve been a witch for a while, you’ve probably asked yourself: where do correspondences come from? Who decided that lavender was good for calming, or that obsidian was good for absorbing negative energy? Where does the concept of correspondences come from in the first place? To answer these questions, we must first look at something called “correlative thinking”: Marcel Granet (1884-1940), a French sociologist, coined the term “correlative thinking”, which can be defined as “thinking of an item of one class by correlating it with an item of another class”, typically organizing and relating “natural, political/social, and cosmological data in highly ordered arrays or systems of correspondence.” Sound familiar?

Correlative thinking takes many forms throughout religion, philosophy, and humanity – even showing up as early as Mesopotamia, where they believed events on earth ran parallel to events in heaven: “each city-state had its own patron god and every change in the balance of power between the city-states was seen as the direct reflection of a change in the relationship of the gods.” (Cavendish, pg. 12) In ancient Greece and among Hellenic philosophers, they came up with the “macrocosm/microcosm” analogy, which describes the relationship between the smaller, human being (the microcosm) with the much bigger, seemingly infinite cosmos (the macrocosm).

This correlative thinking is prevalent in many magical texts throughout the years – including The Emerald Tablet (late 8th-early 9th century), The Picatrix (a 9th century Arabic grimoire), The Key of Solomon (1312), and the Three Books of Occult Philosophy (1533). After the publication of The Three Books of Occult Philosophy and the boom of new-age spiritualism in the 1970s, there have been a massive number of publications related to witchcraft, correspondences, ritual magic, and more. For the purpose of this post, however, we’ll be focusing on these foundational texts to better understand the evolution and origin of correspondences.

The Emerald Tablet, dated around the late 8th-early 9th century, is one of the most highly influential texts within the philosophical and occult realm. An English translation of a line of text within The Emerald Tablet provides one of the most popular terms among new agers and modern pagans: “That which is above is like to that which is below, and that which is below is like to that which is above”. A shortened version of this phrase, “as above, so below”, can be found in Helena Blavatsky’s work, Isis Unveiled (1877), where it became massively popularized among the modern pagan community. This phrase, along with terms related to correlative thinking, tie back to many cultures – including China, India, and more.

The Picatrix, 9th-century Arabic grimoire on astrological magic, is yet another influential piece of text. This text contained astrological magic, magical potions and spells, and different Hermetic, Neoplatonic, and Aristotelianism philosophical passages – and it also included the explanations of links between planets and intangible objects such as colors and perfumes/fragrances.

After a few series of translations in the 12th and 13th centuries, the information within the Picatrix (and other sources) were recorded and arranged by Henry Cornelius Agrippa (1486-1535) in his work, Three Books of Occult Philosophy in 1509 (not being published until 1533). From there, Dr. John Dee (1527-1604) expanded on Agrippa’s work in the 1580s and 1590s.

Shortly after, in 1620, the Magical Calendar was published, which compressed much of the previous material. This calendar, amazingly recorded on one page, “contains tables of correspondences arranged by number, from one to twelve. The material is based largely on the extensive tables in Agrippa, book II, but goes beyond this, especially in its inclusion of sigils.” (Skinner, pg. 14)

Moving onto another incredibly influential text, The Signature of All Things, published by Jakob Bohme in 1764, covers a similar concept to correlative thinking known as ‘the doctrine of signatures’: God created everything on Earth with a “signature”, or sign, that tells you what that object’s purpose is. The idea is that any plant, herb, or object on earth should resemble what it’s purpose is – for example, walnuts (which look like brains) are used for brain health, and tomatoes (which are red, plump, and contain ventricles like the human heart) are used for heart health. Obviously, this concept was adopted in the context of medicinal use – by looking up an object’s signature within this book, a physician could theoretically find treatments for specific illnesses. While the contents of this book (and similar texts) have been debunked as pseudoscience, the influence of the doctrine of signatures is prevalent in witchcraft correspondences today.

In 1888, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was founded, and during that time S L MacGregor Mathers (1954-1918) and Dr. Wynn Wescott (1845-1925) prepared knowledge lectures for the Order, which eventually led to the generation of a Book of Correspondences (unpublished). According to Adam McLean in his edition of The Magical Calendar, this book circulated among members of the inner order of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and was later published by Aleister Crowley as his own work, Liber 777 (1909). Meanwhile, in 1908, The Kybalion (an anonymously written text, though often attributed to William W. Atkinson [1862-1932]) was published, including topics like “The Principle of Correspondence” and “The Planes of Correspondence”.

From here on, we have an uproar in magical texts, thanks to the new-age/spiritualism movement of the 70s and 80s – popular authors like Gerald Gardner, Scott Cunningham, Ray Buckland, and many others published works on the subject of magic, often including their own correspondences, typically influenced or inspired by the works of Crowley, Mathers, and Atkinson. Of course, the contents of these modern texts are what is most recognizable to practitioners today – we usually find tables of information, relating astrological signs, herbs, planets, feelings, colors, and more to their “meanings”: protection, anti-stress, happiness, love, etc.

As it stands, correspondences are a by-product of the ‘correlative thinking’ concept we covered earlier – this correlative thinking shows up in Mesopotamia, and evolved throughout magical texts and grimoires, eventually becoming these “tables of magical correspondences” that we are familiar with seeing in modern witchcraft and pagan books and resources.

As I round off this post, I want to share a quote from Richard Cavendish in his book, The Black Arts: “Man is a tiny replica of the universe. If two things are naturally associated together in the human mind, which is an image of the ‘mind’ of the universe, this is evidence of a real connection between the two things in the universe. Many of the important magical analogies and connections are not natural to most people’s minds today, but have been handed down by tradition from the remote past. This enhances their value for occultists, who believe that humanity was a great deal wiser in these matters in the remote past than it is now.” As practitioners, particularly modern practitioners, I feel we put too much emphasis on older concepts and traditions. While there’s nothing necessarily wrong with sticking to traditions and building off of older magical systems, I think it’s just as important that we work on our own magical systems – what does the color red mean to you? What about the planet Jupiter? Find out what works for you – you may find that it makes you feel more connected to your craft and your practice, and your workings could become more powerful, too.

Sources/Further Reading:

Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism by Wouter Hanegraaff

Three Books of Occult Philosophy by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

The Signature of All Things by Jakob Bohme

The Black Arts by Richard Cavendish

A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult by DK

The Complete Magician’s Tables by Stephen Skinner

Neurobiology, Layered Texts, and Correlative Cosmologies: A Cross-Cultural Framework for Premodern History by Farmer et al

https://youtu.be/p0z3MuuB9uc

https://youtu.be/gYSGSjU84vE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx1av438mLY

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/matauryn/2018/06/03/magickal-correspondences/

https://howardchoy.wordpress.com/tag/correlative-thinking/

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/An-abstract-diagram-meant-to-illustrate-the-perfectly-correlative-structure-of-the_fig4_237249544

https://swedenborg.com/emanuel-swedenborg/explore/correspondences/

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creature-wizard · 5 months

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For whoever needs to hear it, The Kybalion isn't some ancient Hermetic text or anything; it's an early 20th century text written by somebody (probably William Walker Atkinson) who basically believes in the history of the world as proclaimed by Helena Blavatsky. It's got a bunch of that proto-New Age conspirituality and metaphysics in it. So like, read it if you will, but be aware of who and when it actually comes from, and take it with a grain of salt.

#the kybalion #kybalion #hermeticism #occult texts #occult books

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talonabraxas · 8 months

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I.N.R.I: De Mysteriis Rosæ Rubeæ et Aureæ Crucis, by Frater Achad (Charles Robert Stansfeld Jones), 1924 “A rose within the night. The dark-red rose so deep within the night.”

Gertrud Kolmar, from Dark Soliloquy: The Selected Poems; “Rose In The Night,”

The Rose Cross A rose cross thought to have been made by George Alexander in the 1970s. It is a replica of those worn by adepts in the Rosae Rubae et Aureae Crucis, the inner order of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The rose cross is a lamen (magical pendant) worn over the heart by members during important operations. Its design is influenced by Rosicrucian legend, the Kabbalah and by Moina and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers’ symbolic application of colour. The red rose and the cross of gold represents a reconciliation of divinity and humanity, which forms the basis of the glyph. A visitor to the museum explained that traditionally the rose cross is to be made and consecrated by its owner unassisted, and must not be touched by another person after consecration.

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normal-horoscopes · 2 years

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Alright, let's break this down:

Background:

James Lindsay is a longtime antifeminist right wing troll, infamous for submitting hoax papers to feminist journals. He is a stock-standard New-Atheist alum turned alt-right grifter who possesses significant skill with academic language, and little else.

Context:

The tweet in question was in response to an image banner that said "#twerkfor black girl magic." Lindsay commented "They think they're wizards."

Breakdown:

Lindsay is referring to the work of german philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, who regularly references alchemical concepts in his work. Hegel's alchemical leanings follow the Hermetic school of alchemical thought.

Thing is, nothing that he is referencing here has anything to do with Hegel's use of alchemical philosophy. To the best of my knowledge, Hegel never wrote anything about decorum or divine shards.

Hegel DOES reference humans "liberating themselves from nature" but Hegel's use of the idea has more to do with humans civilizing, as in neolithic humans building permanent settlements. If Lindsay is referencing this chunk of Hegel, he has no idea what he's talking about. All of this together makes me think that Lindsay is simply name dropping Hegel to make the tweet sound more intelligent.

On the occult end of things, this tweet gets even weirder.

Lindsay is implying that these black women twerking is somehow a spell to disrupt the order of society, to break it open and allow some nonspecific change to occur involving divine shards.

As far as I'm aware, there aren't any alchemical theories that deal with "divine shards." That's not a term I've encountered. I think Lindsay is misremembering the term "Divine Spark" a common concept in many gnostic texts, specifically the Nag Hammadi texts. Texts that notably have nothing to do with alchemy or Hegel.

What's strange is that the language he uses here around the breaking of decorum and societal expectations are generally more associated with schools of occult thought like Chaos Magic and Discordianism. There is almost nothing alchemical about his understanding of this theoretical twerking spell.

Because here's the thing, this tweet is already racist. But if we actually do apply alchemical analysis to his words here, it gets more racist. Bare with me here.

So one of the most important parts of hermetic alchemy is the four theoretical stages of the Philosophers stone.

1 - An impure substance is allowed to sit, to rot, to purge itself of impurity.

2 - The substance is mixed with a complementary force. Heat with cold, acid with base, etc etc. This stage is called Albedo, and is associated with the color white.

2 - The substance approaches a state of unity. It is both components at once, approaching a new paradigm. This is called Xanthosis, and is associated with the color yellow.

4 - The substance achieves perfection, reaching a new paradigm. This is called Rubedo, and is associated with the color red.

Critically though, that first stage, the one associated with decay and rot and destruction? It's called Nigredo, and is associated with the color black. Given that Lindsay here has flubbed basically every other element of the tweet, I'm not going to say definitively that he's intentionally implying that black people twerking is some sort of societal Nigredo, as that would require a basic understanding of the concepts he's referencing, but it is absolutely not out of the question.

Fucking bizarre.

#idk what to tag this #alchemy

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blueheartbooks · 8 months

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"The Divine Pymander: Navigating the Cosmic Mysteries of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus"

"The Divine Pymander" is a timeless masterpiece that delves into the profound depths of spirituality, mysticism, and the nature of existence. Penned by the legendary Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus, this enigmatic work continues to captivate readers across centuries, offering insights that transcend the boundaries of time and space.

The book comprises a series of dialogues between Hermes, the wise sage, and the divine entity known as Pymander. It unfolds as a spiritual journey, inviting readers to explore the hidden realms of the universe, the human soul, and the interconnectedness of all things. Hermes serves as both a guide and a seeker of wisdom, and through his conversations with Pymander, he unveils the secrets of the cosmos.

One of the central themes of "The Divine Pymander" is the concept of divine revelation and enlightenment. Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus imparts profound wisdom about the nature of God, the universe, and the human soul. He emphasizes the idea that true knowledge and spiritual awakening are attainable through direct communion with the divine. The book encourages readers to seek the inner light and transcend the limitations of the material world.

Throughout the text, Hermes expounds upon various metaphysical concepts, such as the Hermetic principles of correspondence, vibration, and polarity. These principles are presented as the keys to understanding the universe's hidden laws and the interconnectedness of all things. The book encourages readers to contemplate these principles and apply them to their lives, fostering personal growth and spiritual evolution.

"The Divine Pymander" also touches upon the idea of ascension, wherein the soul strives to return to its divine origin. Hermes outlines the transformative journey of the soul as it sheds its earthly attachments and ascends toward unity with the divine source. This theme resonates with readers seeking a deeper understanding of their spiritual path and purpose in life.

Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus' writing style is both poetic and philosophical, creating an atmosphere of mysticism and wonder. The text is rich in symbolism and allegory, inviting readers to interpret its teachings on multiple levels. While some passages may appear cryptic, they encourage introspection and personal reflection, allowing each reader to uncover their unique insights.

In conclusion, "The Divine Pymander" by Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus is a profound and illuminating work that continues to inspire seekers of spiritual truth and wisdom. Its timeless teachings on the nature of God, the universe, and the human soul provide a roadmap for those on a quest for higher knowledge and enlightenment. This book serves as a testament to the enduring power of ancient wisdom and the eternal quest for understanding the mysteries of existence.

"The Divine Pymander" of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus is available in Amazon in paperback 12.99$ and hardcover 19.99$ editions.

Length of the book: 204 pages

Language: English

Rating: ∞/10

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Review By: King's Cat

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blueheartbookclub · 6 months

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"The Divine Pymander: Navigating the Cosmic Mysteries of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus"

"The Divine Pymander" of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus is available in Amazon in paperback 12.99$ and hardcover 19.99$ editions.

Length of the book: 204 pages

Language: English

Rating: ∞/10

Link of the Book!

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