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Plotinus Philosophy: Neoplatonism, The One, and...
Last Updated: March 2026, Reviewed with current scholarship on Neoplatonism and the Plotinian-Hermetic relationship. Quick Answer Plotinus (204-270 CE) was the founder of Neoplatonism, whose 54 treatises (the Enneads) describe...
Hermes Trismegistus: History, Teachings and Her...
Last Updated: March 2026 - Comprehensive guide to Hermes Trismegistus: history, teachings, Renaissance influence, and Steiner's perspective Quick Answer Hermes Trismegistus ("Thrice-Great Hermes") is the legendary author of the Hermetic...
Law of Cause and Effect: The Sixth Hermetic Pri...
Last Updated: March 2026, Reviewed for accuracy against the Kybalion, Steiner's Philosophy of Freedom, and current scholarship on Hermetic causation. Quick Answer The hermetic law of cause and effect is...
The Law of Correspondence: The Hermetic Princip...
Quick Answer The Law of Correspondence is the second Hermetic Principle from the Kybalion: "As above, so below; as below, so above." It states that the same laws and patterns...
The Law of Polarity: The Hermetic Principle Tha...
Quick Answer The Law of Polarity is the fourth Hermetic Principle from the Kybalion: "Everything is Dual; everything has poles; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree." Hot...
As Above, So Below: The Hermetic Principle That...
Quick Answer "As above, so below" comes from the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus and states that patterns at every level of reality mirror each other: the cosmic mirrors the...