Spiritual Tradition

Hermetic

As above, so below — the great work of inner alchemy

History

The Western esoteric current attributed to Hermes Trismegistus (legendary, possibly synthesizing Greek and Egyptian wisdom of the 1st–3rd centuries CE). Through the Corpus Hermeticum, the Emerald Tablet, and Renaissance figures like Marsilio Ficino, it carries forward principles of correspondence, mentalism, and inner alchemy.

As above, so below

Mentalism

Correspondence

Vibration

Inner alchemy

Sages & Mystics of this Tradition

Hermes Trismegistus

Hermes Trismegistus is a legendary Hellenistic figure, a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. He is considered the author of the Hermetica, a collection of philoso

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Voices from this Tradition

The mind, when it is not occupied, is empty.

— Hermes Trismegistus

Meditation is the path to inner peace.

— Hermes Trismegistus

The ego is an illusion.

— Hermes Trismegistus

Awakening is the realization of truth.

— Hermes Trismegistus

Oneness is the ultimate reality.

— Hermes Trismegistus

The All is Mind; the Universe is Mental.

— Hermes Trismegistus