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Hermetica Translation Comparison: Copenhaver vs...
The four major English translations of the Corpus Hermeticum are Brian Copenhaver (1992, academic standard), Walter Scott (1924-36, heavily edited and unreliable), Clement Salaman (2000, accessible and spiritually oriented), and...
The Divine Pymander: The 1650 Translation That ...
The Divine Pymander is the first English translation of the Corpus Hermeticum, published in 1650 by Dr. John Everard, a radical Protestant preacher and Cambridge-educated Doctor of Divinity. Translated from...
The Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Ascle...
The Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius is a collection of short, aphoristic statements attributed to Hermes Trismegistus and addressed to his student Asclepius. Preserved in a 6th-century Armenian translation...
The Stobaeus Hermetic Fragments: The Lost Herme...
The Stobaeus Hermetic Fragments (SH 1-29) are twenty-nine excerpts from Hermetic texts preserved by Joannes Stobaeus, a 5th-century CE compiler from Macedonia, in his vast Anthology. These fragments contain teachings...
The Kore Kosmou: Isis Teaches Horus the Mysteri...
The Kore Kosmou ("Virgin of the World" or "Maiden of the World") is a Hermetic text in which the goddess Isis reveals to her son Horus the deepest mysteries of...
The Asclepius: Hermes' Prophecy of Egypt's Fall...
The Asclepius, also known as the Perfect Discourse (Logos Teleios), is the most controversial text in the Hermetic tradition. A dialogue between Hermes Trismegistus and his student Asclepius, it contains...