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hermeticism
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Hermeticism , also called Hermetism , is a religious, philosophical, and esoteric tradition based primarily upon writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus ("Thrice Great"). These writings have greatly influenced the Western esoteric tradition and were ...
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n. hermetic philosophy or practice; hermetics.
Usage examples of hermeticism.
The same iron hermeticism with which he had revealed to no one but his mother the secret of his repressed passion meant that he did not tell anyone he was going away and did not say goodbye to anyone, but on the eve of his departure he committed, with full awareness, a final mad act of the heart that might well have cost him his life.
Philosophers like Bruno and Duplessis-Moray had dreamed of ending the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants by promoting the philosophy of Hermeticism as a substitute for Christianity.
President Virgilio Barco must have recognized how useful his hermeticism and fondness for mysteries could be, for he put him in charge of negotiations with the guerrillas, and the rehabilitation programs in war zones, and in that capacity he achieved the peace accords with the M-19.
Philosophers like Bruno and Duplessis-Mornay had dreamed of ending the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants by promoting the philosophy of Hermeticism as a substitute for Christianity.
Degrees of Hermeticism are three, religious, philosophical, physical, 840-l.
Kabalah in active realization, the Magic of Works, is Hermeticism, 840-l.
Philosophical realization of Hermeticism is the establishment of the Holy Doctrine, 840-l.
Physical realization of Hermeticism is the discovery of the creative law, 841-u.
Religious realization of Hermeticism is the foundation of the true Empire and--, 840-l.
It was more than science: the practice embraced a fine web of interlinking activities and modes of thinking, from magic to chemistry, from philosophy and hermeticism to sacred geometry and cosmology.
Yet before the formation of Grand Lodge, the Freemasons actually promulgated the same kind of information about sacred geometry, alchemy and hermeticism as did the Templars.
Because of the hostility of the Church, these movements had to remain underground, but the three main branches that flourished in secret were alchemy, hermeticism and Gnosticism.
It is impossible to draw a definite line between Gnosticism and hermeticism, just as it is impossible to draw a line between religion and magic.
As with alchemy, it was prudent to keep Gnosticism and hermeticism hidden from the eyes of the Church.
The second half of the fifteenth century saw an explosion of interest in hermeticism and the occult sciences.