Platonic Orientalism - Historiographical Concepts in the Study of Western Esotericism (1/2) The Modern Hermeticist 2024-10-20 | Platonic Orientalism - Historiographical Concepts in the Study of Western Esotericism (1/2)
Babylon and Greece [Astrology and Religion among the Greeks and Romans - Franz Cumont] The Modern Hermeticist 2024-10-02 | Astrology and Religion among the Greeks and Romans: Lecture II - Babylon and Greeceby Franz Cumont (1912)Full public domain text available here: archive.org/details/astrologyreligio00cumouoft/page/36/mode/2up?view=theater#astralmagic #astrology #astronomy #history #babylon #babylonians #chaldeans #ancientgreece #ancienthistory #ancientgreekphilosophy #ancientgreeks #audiobook #audiobooks Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3PFAY5xrUaiaKLFgZXQ3ciW4NQAJztuFog- Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Chaldeans [Astrology and Religion among the Greeks and Romans - Franz Cumont] The Modern Hermeticist 2024-09-25 | Astrology and Religion among the Greeks and Romans: Lecture I - The Chaldeansby Franz Cumont (1912)#astralmagic #astrology #astronomy #history #babylonians #chaldeans #audiobook #audiobooks Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3PFAY5xrUaiaKLFgZXQ3ciW4NQAJztuFog- Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Shamanism, Theurgy, and Astral Magic [Interview w/ Michael Ofek] The Modern Hermeticist 2024-09-04 | A second interview with astrologer and astral magician Michael Ofek on the intersections of Shamanism, Theurgy, and Astral Magic. Please visit hermetic-astrology.com for more information about Michael and his upcoming course starting September 22nd, 2024.#magic #hermeticism #astralmagic #astrology #theurgy #esotericism #philosophy Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3PFAY5xrUaiaKLFgZXQ3ciW4NQAJztuFog- Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Occult Meaning of Homers Odyssey: On the Wanderings of Ulysses The Modern Hermeticist 2024-07-28 | This is a full reading of a little known work entitled 'On the Wanderings of Ulysses' by the 18th and 19th-century Platonist philosopher Thomas Taylor (1823). It gives a detailed account of the 'mystical and occult' meanings Homer's mythical epic, a poem which the Platonists of Late Antiquity understood to be an allegory of the intellectual soul's journey back to the One. You may be familiar with the lecture by Manly P. Hall, 'Porphyry On the Wanderings of Ulysses' from his lecture series on Neoplatonism, but few are aware of the extent to which Hall was influenced by Thomas Taylor's work, and in particular this text, which only appears in an appendix for the volume 'Select works of Porphyry; containing his four books On abstinence from animal food; his treatise On the Homeric cave of the nymphs; and his Auxiliaries to the perception of intelligible natures.'Full text freely available here: archive.org/details/selectworksporp00taylgoog/page/n4/mode/2up?q=FAST&view=theaterArtwork: Odysseus - Alexander RothaugUlysses with Calypso - Maurice Denis#audiobook #audiobooks #odyssey #odysseus #homer #occult #esotericism #esoteric #platonism #neoplatonism #history #philosophy #literature #thomastaylorSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3PFAY5xrUaiaKLFgZXQ3ciW4NQAJztuFog- http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Roman Religion: The Religion of Numa [Complete Audiobook] The Modern Hermeticist 2024-07-21 | The Religion of Numa by Jesse Benedict Carter (1906)Read by Dan AttrellPDF available here: archive.org/details/religionofnumaot00cart/page/n5/mode/2up#rome #ancienthistory #religion #ancientrome #pagan #paganism #religiousstudies #mythology #history Support The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon: patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic" (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3PFAY5xrUaiaKLFgZXQ3ciW4NQAJztuFog- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7Chttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
On Good and Evil Spirits (The Magus, 1801) The Modern Hermeticist 2024-07-11 | The Cabala or The Secret Mysteries of Ceremonial Magic (Pt. 3): On Good and Evil SpiritsAdapted from Francis Barrett's The Magus (1801)Read and animated by Dan AttrellYou can read the full text here: archive.org/details/b22006795/page/32/mode/2up?view=theater#magic #cabala #kabbalah #history #religiousstudies #qabalah #qabala #esotericism #nineteenthcentury #demons #magick #devils #angels #spiritsSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3PFAY5xrUaiaKLFgZXQ3ciW4NQAJztuFog- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
On Intelligences, Spirits, and Angels (The Magus, 1801) The Modern Hermeticist 2024-05-26 | The Cabala or The Secret Mysteries of Ceremonial Magic (Pt. 2): On Intelligences, Spirits, and AngelsAdapted from Francis Barrett's The Magus (1801)Read and animated by Dan AttrellYou can read the full text here: archive.org/details/b22006795/page/32/mode/2up?view=theater#magic #cabala #kabbalah #history #religiousstudies #qabalah #qabala #esotericism #nineteenthcentury #demons #magick #devils #angels #spiritsSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Cabala or The Secret Mysteries of Ceremonial Magic The Modern Hermeticist 2024-05-14 | The Cabala or The Secret Mysteries of Ceremonial MagicAdapted from Francis Barrett's The Magus (1801)Read and animated by Dan AttrellYou can read the full text here: archive.org/details/b22006795/page/32/mode/2up?view=theater#magic #cabala #kabbalah #history #religiousstudies #qabalah #qabala #esotericism #nineteenthcentury #literature #magick #divinenames #gematria #notarikonSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3PFAY5xrUaiaKLFgZXQ3ciW4NQAJztuFog- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Thomas Aquinas vs. Hermes Trismegistus (Anti-Magical Polemic) The Modern Hermeticist 2024-01-12 | Thomas Aquinas vs. Hermes Trismegistus: an excerpt from the 13th c. Summa Contra Gentiles 3, Chapter 104-106. Based on the translation by Laurence Shapcote (1864–1947), with some relatively substantial alterations to either make the translation more faithful to the Latin, or to make it more accessible to a modern audience. Read by Dan AttrellSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
You Are Being Lied To: A Rhetoricians Toolkit for Effective Persuasion The Modern Hermeticist 2023-12-20 | This presentation is based on an updated version of an old but evergreen lecture I gave almost a decade ago featuring the figures of rhetoric and their use in literature, modern politics, marketing, activism, etc.#rhetoric #figuresofrhetoric #classics #literature #trivium #education #humanism Thumbnail: Allegory of Eloquence, Albrecht Dürer (1486-1528) (Creative Commons 4.0 courtesy of © The Trustees of the British Museum.)Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
On Medieval Lapidaries, Magic Stones, and Hermetic Talismans [Interview with Vajra Regan] The Modern Hermeticist 2023-12-19 | A discussion between Dan Attrell and Vajra Regan on Lapidaries, Magic Stones, and Hermetic Talismans in the Medieval Latin West. Vajra Regan is a PhD student at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Medieval Studies. He is the author of “The Hermetic Origins of the Liber sigillorum of Techel” and “The De consecratione lapidum: A Previously Unknown Thirteenth-Century Version of the Liber Almandal Salomonis, Newly Introduced with a Critical Edition and Translation” and the following is a discussion about his research into lapidaries and magic stones and their role in shaping the intellectual landscape of the Medieval Latin West. You can also to listen to Vajra's other interviews over on the Glitch Bottle podcast here: 1) youtube.com/watch?v=Vbmglw1yMe8 2) youtube.com/watch?v=fWAO-H5IKqg#medievalstudies #medieval #astrology #history #magic #lapidaries #hermeticism #hermetica Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Golden Age of Saturn The Modern Hermeticist 2023-11-23 | An introductory exploration of 'The Golden Age of Saturn' in ancient Greek and Latin literature. This video delves into the popular mythological concept that symbolized a period of peace, prosperity, and harmony before the advent of agriculture, war, and civilization. From Hesiod's vivid descriptions in "Works and Days" to Virgil's pastoral poetry in the "Eclogues," we examine how this theme has been depicted by various classical authors.#ancientgreece #ancientrome #astrology #history #classics #literature #saturnBy Dan AttrellSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Astrological Institutions: Signs and Planets (Robert Turner - 1658) The Modern Hermeticist 2023-11-13 | A reading of the opening chapters on signs, planets, and aspects of "Astrological Institutions: Being a Perfect Isagoge to the Whole Astral Science; or Judgment of the Nature, Virtue, and Influence of the Celestial Bodies upon the Terrestrial," by Robert Turner, 1658Full text available here: archive.org/details/b30321712/page/n11/mode/2up).#astrology #history #classics #literature #audiobook Read by Dan AttrellChapters:0:00 Title Page00:00:48 Of the Division of the Celestial Globe00:04:49 After what Manner, and what Operations the Signs have upon the Elements00:11:34 The Particular Significations of the Twelve Signs00:31:38 Qualities of the Signs: Septentrional vs. Meridional Signs00:32:18 Qualities of the Signs: Right, Direct, or Long Ascension vs. Oblique, Tortuous, or Short Ascension 00:37:43 Qualities of Degrees: Masculine, Feminine, Light, Dark, Smokey, Void, Deep, Pitted, Lame or Deficient00:40:27 Tables00:40:34 A Table Showing what Member of the Body every Planet Signifies in any Sign00:41:09 A Table of the Aspects of the Planets00:41:35 The Colours of the Signs and Planets00:43:15 The Description, Names, Nature and Qualities of the Planets00:45:24 Of Saturn00:53:13 Of Jupiter00:59:16 Of Mars01:06:02 Of the Sun01:11:10 Of Venus01:16:01 Of Mercury01:22:47 Of the Moon01:27:56 Of the Head and Tail of the Dragon01:29:59 Of the AspectsSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Savonarola Against Astrology (1497) The Modern Hermeticist 2023-10-27 | Here's a significant but little-known work in the history of astrology: the infamous Dominican Friar Girolamo Savonarola's 'The Futility and Superstition of the Traditions of Astrology' which is a brief anti-astrological polemic from 1497 during the Florentine Renaissance, and inspired by Pico della Mirandola's 'Against Divinatory Astrology.' It is taken from Savonarola's larger work 'The Triumph on the Cross' which is a collection of theological and polemical writings laying out his position on the reasonableness of the Catholic faith in the face of accusations of heresy and schism by Pope Alexander VI (a.k.a. Rodrigo Borgia).Translated by John Proctor, 1901Read by Dan Attrell#history #religiousstudies #philosophy #freewill #astrology #esotericism #renaissance #catholic #catholicism #heresy #medievalstudies #dominican #friars Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Emerald Tablet (Latin and English) The Modern Hermeticist 2023-10-24 | The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus, read in both Latin and English interlineally, using Thomas Taylor's translation from 'Proclus: On the Theology of Plato, 1816.' Some differences may stick out to you from the usual translations, but that is simply how the text came to Taylor at the beginning of the 19th century, and how he decided to render it.#classics #alchemy #alchemist #hermetica #hermeticism #history #ancienthistory #religiousstudies #esotericism #philosophy #thomastaylorSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
On the Laws of Roman Religion The Modern Hermeticist 2023-10-13 | An excerpt from M. Tullius Cicero's De Legibus, on the laws of Roman religion.#classics #paganism #pagan #polytheism #history #roman #ancienthistory #religiousstudies #esotericism #philosophy #ciceroSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Theology of the Phoenicians - Sanchuniathon The Modern Hermeticist 2023-10-05 | Preserved in Eusebius of Caesarea's Praeparatio Evangelica (c. 313 AD), the Theology of the Phoenicians by Sanchuniathon presents a euhemerist account of the creation of the world and the birth of the gods from among the ranks of primordial man.Translated by E.H. GiffordRead by Dan Attrell#classics #pagan #polytheism #history #greekmythology #ancienthistory #mythology #myth #greekphilosophy #religiousstudies #esotericism #philosophy #euhemerismSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
On the Gods and the World - Sallust (4th c. AD Greek Polytheism) The Modern Hermeticist 2023-09-22 | On the Gods and the World - Sallust Translated by Thomas Taylor (1793)Read by Dan AttrellArt: Joseph Heintz the Younger - Allegory (1674)You can read the full text here: en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sallust_On_the_Gods_and_the_World/Sallust_on_the_Gods_and_the_World#classicalstudies #classics #pagan #polytheism #romanhistory #greekhistory #ancienthistory #mythology #myth #greekphilosophy #religiousstudies #esotericism #philosophy Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Six Principles of Hermes Mercurius Triplex - Medieval Hermetica The Modern Hermeticist 2023-09-14 | In the 12th century Medieval Latin West, long before there were "Seven Hermetic Principles," there were only six. But what were they? Let's unveil the Hermetic Book of Six Principles of Things to find out. Bibliography: Firmicus Maternus (1992-1997). Mathesis. In Monat, P. (ed.), Le Mathesis de Firmicus Maternus. Paris, Belles Lettres, 3 volumes.[Hermes Trismegisto], Acerca de los seis principios de las cosas. Un sistema medieval del universo, ed. and transl. Francisco Battista-Harriet, Valeria Buffon and Cecilia Rusconi. Buenos Aires: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2019.Hermes Trismegistus. (1945-1954). Pimander, Asclepius, Fragmenta apud Stobaeum. In Festugière, A.-J. and Nock, A. D. (eds.), Corpus Hermeticum. Vols. I-IV. Paris, Les Belles Lettres._____. (1997). Liber XXIV philosophorum. In Hudry, F. (ed.), Liber XXIV philosophorum. Turnhout, Brepols (Corpus Christianorum continuatio mediaevalis, 143 A)._____. (1999). Liber XXIV philosophorum. In Lucentini, P. (ed.), Il Libro dei ventiquattro filosofi. Milano, Adelphi.Lucentini, Paolo and Mark Delp (eds.) (2006). Hermes Latinus: De sex rerum principiis, tomus II. Turnhout, Brepols (Corpus Christianorum continuatio mediaevalis, 142).Pseudo-Apuleius (1991). Asclepius. In Moreschini, C. (ed.), Apulei Platonici Madaurensis opera quae supersunt, vol. III. Stuttgart/Leipzig, Teubner.Sahl bin Bishr al-Israili (1985). Liber electionibus. In Crofts, C. M. (ed.), Kitāb atikhtiyārāt ‘alā l-buyūt al-iţnai ‘ašar, by Sahl ibn Bišr al-Isra’īlī, with its Latin translation De Electionibus. PhD Thesis. Glasgow, University of Glasgow, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies.Silverstein, Theodore (ed.) (1955). Liber Hermetis Mercurii Triplicis de VI rerum principiis. In Archives d’Histoire Doctrinale et Littéraire du Moyen ge 22, pp. 217-302.#history #religiousstudies #hermetica #hermeticism #esotericism #kybalion #platonism #neoplatonism #medievalscience #astrology #astronomy #medievalstudies #medievalSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Confessions of an Ex-Cathar - 1250 AD The Modern Hermeticist 2023-09-03 | "Summa fratris Raynerii de Catharis et Leonistis seu pauperibus de Lugduno" or THE SUMMA OF BROTHER RAINERIUS OF THE ORDER OF PREACHERS ON THE CATHARS AND THE POOR OF LYONS (1250 AD) is one Dominican friar's polemic against his former co-religionists wherein he lays bare some of the diverse doctrines of the mature Cathar movement in Southern France and surrounding regions in the decades following the Albigensian crusade.Translated from Latin into English by Wakefield & Evans, Heresies of the High Middle Ages, pp. 329-346: archive.org/details/HeresiesOfTheHighMiddleAges/mode/2upLatin Manuscript: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9078035x/f6.item (Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des manuscrits. Latin 14983)#history #religiousstudies #cathars #catharism #esotericism #gnosticism #gnosis #medieval #medievalcatholicism #catholic #catholicism #heresy #bogomil #medievalstudies #dominican #friars Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Aspects, Fixed Stars, and Mansions of the Moon The Modern Hermeticist 2023-08-25 | Practical considerations for Astral Magic (pt. 2): Aspects, Fixed Stars, and Mansions of the MoonAdapted from Francis Barrett's The Magus (1801)Read and animated by Dan AttrellYou can read the full text here: sacred-texts.com/grim/magus/ma158.htm#magic #astralmagic #alchemy #astrology #history #religiousstudies #hermetica #hermeticism #esotericism #nineteenthcentury #literature #magick Thank you to all my patrons over at patreon.com/themodernhermeticist. Special thanks to my top patrons this month: Athena Brown, Jeff Nelson, Steve Miller, Daniel McCann, Johnnie Thomas, Livia Liciu, Marina Dubajic, Mia Greene, Mike Diaz, Polittikitty, Tony Mack, Tim Boers, Eva Varelas, John Newton, and Zelenko Girl.Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Images of the Planets and How Mans Mind Ascends to the Celestial World The Modern Hermeticist 2023-08-18 | Practical considerations for Astral Magic (pt. 1): The Images of the Planets and How Man's Mind Ascends to the Celestial WorldAdapted from Francis Barrett's The Magus (1801)Read and animated by Dan AttrellYou can read the full text here: sacred-texts.com/grim/magus/ma158.htm#magic #astralmagic #alchemy #astrology #history #religiousstudies #hermetica #hermeticism #esotericism #nineteenthcentury #literature #magick Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Origin of the Magic Art (Pliny the Elder - c. 77 AD) The Modern Hermeticist 2023-08-08 | The Origin of the Magic Art Adapted from Pliny the Elder's The Natural HistoryTranslated by John Bostock and H.T. Riley. London (1855)Read and animated by Dan AttrellYou can read the full text here: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D30%3Achapter%3D1#classicalstudies #classics #magic #rome #romanhistory #ancienthistory #astrology #religiousstudies #witchcraft #esotericism #philosophy Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
On Celestial Intelligences, Virtues, Numbers, and Magic Squares The Modern Hermeticist 2023-07-28 | The Celestial IntelligencerAdapted from Francis Barrett's The Magus (1801)Read and animated by Dan AttrellYou can read the full text here: sacred-texts.com/grim/magus/ma134.htm#magic #magicsquares #alchemy #astrology #history #religiousstudies #hermetica #hermeticism #esotericism #nineteenthcentury #literature #magick Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Jewel of Alchymy (or The True Secret of the Philosophers Stone) The Modern Hermeticist 2023-07-21 | The true secret of the philosophers' stone; or, Jewel of Alchymy wherein the process of making the great Elixir is discovered; by which base metals may be turned into pure gold; containing the most excellent and profitable instructions in the hermetic art; discovering that valuable and secret medicine of the philosophers, to make men healthy, wise, and happy. By Francis Barrett (1801)Read, abridged, and animated by Dan AttrellYou can read the full text here: sacred-texts.com/grim/magus/ma116.htm#alchemy #alchemical #astrology #history #religiousstudies #hermetica #hermeticism #esotericism #nineteenthcentury #literature #magic #magick Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Official Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Socials: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Against the Valentinian Gnostics - Tertullian The Modern Hermeticist 2023-07-17 | Against the Valentinians - TertullianFrom “The Ante-Nicene Fathers” (1903)Translated by Alexander RobertsRead by Dan AttrellIn "Against the Valentinians," the early Latin Christian writer and theologian Tertullian sardonically addresses and refutes the teachings of the Gnostic sect who followed in the footsteps of Valentinus (c. AD 100 – c. 180), a prominent teacher of gnosis who founded his school in Rome.Tertullian's work serves as a critical response to the Valentinians' complex cosmology, their understanding of the divine, and their interpretation of scripture. He argues against their claims of possessing secret knowledge (gnosis) and their unique interpretation of Christian doctrines, such as the nature of Christ, the Creator (Demiurge), and the origins of evil. Throughout the treatise, Tertullian challenges the Valentinians' teachings and exposes what he perceives as inconsistencies, contradictions, and deviations from orthodox Christian beliefs.PDF available here: archive.org/details/antenicenefathe03menzgoog/page/n6/mode/2upPlease forgive me for the words that were cut off in the scanning process, this is how the text came to me from archive.org#gnostic #history #polemics #religiousstudies #gnosticism #gnosis #esotericism #churchfathersSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjNhttp://www.themodernhermeticist.comhttps://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Pagan Regeneration: The New Birth Experience In Hermeticism The Modern Hermeticist 2023-07-01 | THE NEW BIRTH EXPERIENCE IN HERMETICISMFrom “Pagan Regeneration” by Harold R. Willoughby, 1929.Read by Dan AttrellPDF available here: archive.org/details/paganregeneration/page/n3/mode/2up#magic #astrology #history #religiousstudies #hermetica #hermeticism #esotericism Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjNhttp://www.themodernhermeticist.comhttps://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Plato: Concerning Metempsychosis The Modern Hermeticist 2023-06-24 | Adapted from G.R.S. Mead’s “Thrice-Greatest Hermes, Vol. 1”Read by Dan Attrell#platonism #philosophy #ancienthistory #ancientgreece #ancienthistory #ancientphilosophy #hermetica #hermeticismSupport The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon: patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic" (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjNhttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
The Religion of Numa (pt. 5): The Augustan Renaissance The Modern Hermeticist 2023-06-22 | The Religion of Numa (Part 5/5): The Augustan RenaissanceWritten by Jesse Benedict Carter (1906)Read by Dan AttrellArt: The Age of Augustus, the Birth of Christ c. 1852–1854. Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824 - 1904).PDF available here: archive.org/details/religionofnumaot00cart/page/n5/mode/2up#rome #ancienthistory #religion #ancientrome #pagan #paganism #religiousstudies #history Support The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon: patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjNhttp://www.themodernhermeticist.comhttps://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
A Vindication of the Rights of Brutes - Thomas Taylor (1792) The Modern Hermeticist 2023-06-09 | The following introductory remarks are by Louise Schutz Boas (1965) and are important for understanding the context in which this text was written:"A Vindication of the Rights of Brutes is an exercise in irony, a witty, merry book in which Taylor, using the weapon of laughter, professed agreement with the radical ideas recently published by two of his friends, Mary Wollstonecraft and Thomas Paine, and by carrying these to their logical extremes, reduced them to absurdity. That it was their ideas which eventually triumphed does not lessen the reader's enjoyment of his wit, or alter the usefulness of his parody of what he regarded as an oversimplification of the nature of man, an over-generalization of the worth of all men, and an egalitarianism he could not accept...""Indirectly Taylor's mock-serious defence of the rights of brutes stemmed from the publication in November 1790, little more than a year after the storming of the Bastille, of Edmund Burke's unsympathetic Reflections on the French Revolution. This book led to an immediate reply from Mary Wollstonecraft; two editions of her open letter to Burke, A Vindication of the Rights of Men, were published in November 1790, followed in 1792 by her more famous A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Of the great spate of refutations of Burke's Reflections the most powerful, famous, and effective was Thomas Paine's Rights of Man, written in 1790, published in London in 1791, and swiftly banned; to own or to sell a copy was a criminal offence, but four months later Paine wrote to his friend George Washington that already eleven thousand of the sixteen thousand copies printed had been sold. Paine, very helpful in the American Revolution, was now active in the French Revolution, with a seat at the Convention. He had left England for Paris before this first part of the Rights of Man was published; he returned, but in 1792 when the second part was published he fled to France to avoid the trial for seditious libel it provoked. The magic phrase, "the rights of man," used decorously in America, was in France highly inflammatory, as indeed it tends to be today when on all sides, in many parts of the modern world, there are repetitive cries of the right to strike, to vote, to assemble, to march, to demonstrate.""Mary Wollstonecraft as a guest in Taylor's home had called his study "the abode of peace." He was not in sympathy with her radical ideas or those of Paine; he was not an advocate of an egalitarian world, but if they insisted upon agitation for this, he could show them how much farther they must carry their theories. His Vindication of the Rights of Brutes endeavors to demonstrate that who has said A must say B; and that B leads on to an unforeseen Z.""Mary Wollstonecraft's Rights of Men was not concerned wholly with political rights or the injustices suffered by the poor. She was angered by Burke's tendency to "vitiate reason" which she postulated as man's highest quality, leading him to virtue, and so distinguishing him from the animals, who have not the gift of reason. This is the sounding board for Taylor, who sets out to prove that animals have reason; he supports his thesis with multiple quotation from the Greek philosophers, thereby making his point without direct statement that men are not equally blessed with reason. He believed that "in every class of beings in the universe... there is a first, a middle, and a last, in order that the progression of things may form one unbroken chain, originating in deity, and terminating in matter... a golden chain of beings" formed by the first and smallest class, the multitude forming the lowest. He set out therefore to show the impracticability of an egalitarian society.""The worship of animals, and the statues of gods with animal heads or bodies Taylor offered as an indication of the high estimation in which men have held the brute creation whose rights he was now demanding. Lacking time to pursue the matter further, he left to others the task of vindicating the rights of rocks and stones and trees, and the very dust beneath men's feet..."Full text freely available here: books.google.ca/books?id=A-hhAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false#platonism #neoplatonism #history #philosophy #literature #thomastaylorSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus in Picatrix The Modern Hermeticist 2023-05-30 | What is the role of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus in Picatrix? Can we really call the Picatrix "Hermetic?" This video examines all instances of Hermes' presence in the Latin Picatrix, the medieval treatise of astral magic, and attempts to answer this question from three different perspectives.#magic #astrology #history #religiousstudies #hermetica #hermeticism #esotericism Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjNhttp://www.themodernhermeticist.comhttps://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Study of Natural Magic: Of the Influence of the Stars The Modern Hermeticist 2023-05-16 | "The Study of Natural Magic: Of the Influence of the Stars" Adapted from Francis Barrett's 'The Magus' (London, 1801).Text available here: archive.org/details/b22006795/page/n15/mode/2up#magic #astrology #history #religiousstudies #19thcentury #esotericism Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Medieval and Renaissance Hermeticism (Interview w/ We Are Being Transformed) The Modern Hermeticist 2023-05-06 | This is a lightly edited and remastered version of an interview originally livestreamed on We Are Being Transformed in April of 2023. This version includes light edits, improved sound, and visuals. Please watch it if you missed it the first time around, and don't forget to subscribe to @WABTpodcast #history #philosophy #hermeticism #hermetica #platonism #religion #religiousstudies #renaissance #medieval #asclepiusSupport The Modern Hermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- Website: http://www.themodernhermeticist.com- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Religion of Numa (pt. 4): The Decline of Faith The Modern Hermeticist 2023-05-03 | The Religion of Numa (Part 4/5): The Decline of FaithWritten by Jesse Benedict Carter (1906)Read by Dan AttrellPDF available here: archive.org/details/religionofnumaot00cart/page/n5/mode/2up#rome #ancienthistory #religion #ancientrome #pagan #paganism #religiousstudies #mythology #history Support The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon: patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjNhttp://www.themodernhermeticist.comhttps://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The 42 Hermetic Books - Clement of Alexandria The Modern Hermeticist 2023-04-27 | An account of the 42 Hermetic Books of the Egyptians by Clement of Alexandria (Stromata, or Miscellanies, Book 6, Chapter 4). The number breakdown of the 42 books was drawn from G.R.S. Mead's translation of the passage (sacred-texts.com/gno/th3/th333.htm#fn_519). The Greek is provided at the bottom of this description.#hermetica #hermeticism #hermestrismegistus #thoth #ancientegypt #classics #ancientrome #religion #history #ancienthistory #ancientreligions #ancientcivilizations Support The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjNhttp://www.themodernhermeticist.comhttps://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticistThe passage in Greek: "6.4.35.2 μετίασι γὰρ οἰκείαν τινὰ φιλοσοφίαν Αἰγύπτιοι· αὐτίκα τοῦτο ἐμφαίνει μάλιστα ἡ ἱεροπρεπὴς αὐτῶν θρῃσκεία. Πρῶτος μὲν γὰρ προέρχεται ὁ ᾠδός, ἕν τι τῶν τῆς μουσικῆς ἐπιφερόμενος συμβόλων. τοῦτόν φασι δύο βίβλους ἀνειληφέναι δεῖν ἐκ τῶν Ἑρμοῦ, ὧν θάτερον μὲν ὕμνους περιέχει θεῶν, ἐκλογισμὸν δὲ βασιλικοῦ βίου τὸ δεύτερον. Μετὰ δὲ τὸν ᾠδὸν ὁ ὡροσκόπος, ὡρολόγιόν τε μετὰ χεῖρα καὶ φοίνικα ἀστρολογίας ἔχων σύμβολα, πρόεισιν. τοῦτον τὰ ἀστρολο γούμενα τῶν Ἑρμοῦ βιβλίων τέσσαρα ὄντα τὸν ἀριθμὸν ἀεὶ διὰ στόματος ἔχειν χρή, ὧν τὸ μέν ἐστι περὶ τοῦ διακόσμου τῶν ἀπλανῶν φαινομένων ἄστρων, τὸ δὲ περὶ τῶν συνόδων καὶ φωτισμῶν ἡλίου καὶ σελήνης, τὸ δὲ λοιπὸν περὶ τῶν ἀνατολῶν. Ἑξῆς δὲ ὁ ἱερογραμματεὺς προέρχεται, ἔχων πτερὰ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς βιβλίον τε ἐν χερσὶ καὶ κανοῦν, ἐν ᾧ τό τε γραφικὸν μέλαν καὶ σχοῖνος ᾗ γράφουσι. τοῦτον τὰ τε ἱερογλυφικὰ καλούμενα περί τε τῆς κοσμογραφίας καὶ γεωγραφίας τῆς τάξεως τοῦ ἡλίου καὶ τῆς σελήνης καὶ περὶ τῶν πέντε πλανωμένων, χωρογραφίας τε τῆς Αἰγύπτου καὶ τῆς τοῦ Νείλου διαγραφῆς περί τε τῆς καταγραφῆς σκευῆς τῶν ἱερῶν καὶ τῶν ἀφιερωμένων αὐτοῖς χωρίων περί τε μέτρων καὶ τῶν ἐν τοῖς ἱεροῖς χρησίμων εἰδέναι χρή. Ἔπειτα ὁ στολιστὴς τοῖς προειρημένοις ἕπεται, ἔχων τόν τε τῆς δικαιοσύνης πῆχυν καὶ τὸ σπονδεῖον. οὗτος τὰ παιδευτικὰ πάντα καὶ μοσχοσφραγιστικὰ καλούμενα· δέκα δέ ἐστι τὰ εἰς τὴν τιμὴν ἀνήκοντα τῶν παρ' αὐτοῖς θεῶν καὶ τὴν Αἰγυπτίαν εὐσέβειαν περιέχοντα, οἷον περὶ θυμάτων, ἀπαρχῶν, ὕμνων, εὐχῶν, πομπῶν ἑορτῶν καὶ τῶν τούτοις ὁμοίων. Ἐπὶ πᾶσι δὲ ὁ ἔξεισι, προφανὲς τὸ ὑδρεῖον ἐγκεκολπισμένος, ᾧ ἕπονται οἱ τὴν ἔκπεμψιν τῶν ἄρτων βαστάζοντες. οὗτος, ὡς ἂν προστάτης τοῦ ἱεροῦ, τὰ ἱερατικὰ καλούμενα δέκα βιβλία ἐκμανθάνει (περιέχει δὲ περί τε νόμων καὶ θεῶν καὶ τῆς ὅλης παιδείας τῶν ἱερέων)· ὁ γάρ τοι προφήτης παρὰ τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις καὶ τῆς διανομῆς τῶν προσόδων ἐπιστάτης ἐστίν. ∆ύο μὲν οὖν καὶ τεσσαράκοντα αἱ πάνυ ἀναγκαῖαι τῷ Ἑρμῇ γεγόνασι βίβλοι· ὧν τὰς μὲν τριάκοντα ἓξ τὴν πᾶσαν Αἰγυπτίων περιεχούσας φιλοσοφίαν οἱ προειρημένοι ἐκμανθάνουσι, τὰς δὲ λοιπὰς ἓξ οἱ παστοφόροι ἰατρικὰς οὔσας περί τε τῆς τοῦ σώματος κατασκευῆς καὶ περὶ νόσων καὶ περὶ ὀργάνων καὶ φαρμάκων καὶ περὶ ὀφθαλμῶν καὶ τὸ τελευταῖον περὶ τῶν γυναικείων. Καὶ τὰ μὲν Αἰγυπτίων ὡς ἐν βραχεῖ φάναι τοιαῦτα· Ἰνδῶν δὲ ἡ φιλοσοφία καὶ αὐτῶν διαβεβόηται."
The Art and Science of Hermetic Astrology (Interview with Michael Ofek) The Modern Hermeticist 2023-04-12 | An interview with the astrologer and astral magician Michael Ofek about his personal practice. Please visit hermetic-astrology.com for more information about Michael and his upcoming course starting April 16th, 2023.#magic #hermeticism #astralmagic #astrologySupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjNhttp://www.themodernhermeticist.comhttps://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Unraveling the 1398 Sorcery Scandal at the University of Paris The Modern Hermeticist 2023-04-08 | This is a lightly-edited and remastered version of a series of two discussions originally livestreamed on @TheEsotericaChannel back in November of 2022 as "Commentary on the 1398 Condemnation of Sorcery." This version includes improved and lightly-edited audio, larger and more legible slides, and whole host of additional images. Please watch it if you missed it the first time around!Speakers: Dr. Dan Attrell and Dr. Justin Sledge#history #religion #philosophy #magic #religiousstudies #medieval #grimoire #hermeticism #astralmagicSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjNhttp://www.themodernhermeticist.comhttps://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Religion of Numa (pt. 3): The Coming of the Sibyl The Modern Hermeticist 2023-04-02 | The Religion of Numa (Part 3/5): The Coming of the SibylWritten by Jesse Benedict Carter (1906)Read by Dan AttrellPDF available here: archive.org/details/religionofnumaot00cart/page/n5/mode/2up#rome #ancienthistory #religion #ancientrome #pagan #paganism #religiousstudies #mythology #history Support The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon: patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjNhttp://www.themodernhermeticist.comhttps://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
Attis and Cybele (from Arnobius of Siccas The Case Against the Pagans) The Modern Hermeticist 2023-03-26 | The Hilaria festival celebrated by the cult of the Great Mother just passed yesterday, and so we are delving into the ancient love story of Attis and Cybele, as preserved in Arnobius of Sicca's polemic "The Case Against the Pagans."Translation by George E. McCracken (1949)Read by Dan Attrell#classics #religion #rome #ancientreligions #ancientrome #mythology #mysterycults #pagan #cybele #ancienthistory #attisSupport The Modern Hermeticist- patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7Chttp://www.themodernhermeticist.comhttps://linktr.ee/themodernhermeticist
The Dark Side of Perennialism [History Lecture] The Modern Hermeticist 2023-03-18 | This is a lightly edited and remastered version of a series of two lectures originally livestreamed on @TheEsotericaChannel back in August of 2022 as "Resistance is Futile: Perennialism, Platonism, and Hegemony." This version includes improved sound, more legible slides, and additional images. Please watch it if you missed it the first time around.#history #philosophy #perennialism #platonism #religion #religiousstudies #renaissance #medieval Thank you to all my patrons over at patreon.com/themodernhermeticist. Special thanks to my top patrons this month: Jeff Nelson, Gitana Susanna, The Hermit King, Theron Mosbey, David Porreca, Livia Liciu, Fred Boekhorst, Gale Duncan, jXaviErre, Mia Greene, Mike Diaz, Patrick Irwin, Polittikitty, Steve Miller, Tony Mack, and Tim BoersSupport The Modern Hermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7Chttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
The Stoic Cosmos from Ciceros On the Nature of the Gods The Modern Hermeticist 2023-03-10 | An account of the world and its divinity according to the Stoic philosopher Quintus Lucilius Balbus (fl. 100 BC), a character appearing in Cicero's dialogue De Natura Deorum (On the Nature of the Gods). This work is part of a collaboration on Stoic philosophy with @TheEsotericaChannel exploring the links between Stoicism and Esotericism, so please check out Dr. Justin Sledge's video "Stoic Origins of Western Occultism, Perennialism, Esoteric Hermeneutics & Magical Correspondences" (youtube.com/watch?v=gx1av438mLY) as a companion piece to this reading.Translated by H. Rackham (1933)Read by Dan AttrellFull text here: archive.org/details/denaturadeorumac00ciceuoft/page/124/mode/2up#stoic #stoicism #stoicismquotes #cicero #ancientrome #rome #pagan #paganism #religion #history #philosophy #romanphilosophy #greekphilosophy Support The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon (New!): patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic" (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7Chttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
The Bacchic Conspiracy of 186 BC [w/ Latin and English Text] The Modern Hermeticist 2023-03-03 | The Bacchic Conspiracy of 186 BCBy Titus Livius (or Livy, 59 BC – 17 AD)Translated by Evan T. Sage, 1936 ed.Read by Dan Attrell#livy #ancienthistory #ancientrome #rome #pagan #paganism #religion #history #dionysus #bacchus #bacchanal #witchhunt Text: archive.org/details/L313LivyHistoryOfRomaXI3839/page/n259/mode/2up?view=theaterSupport The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon (New!): patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7Chttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
Hermetic Excerpts from Iamblichus On the Mysteries of the Egyptians The Modern Hermeticist 2023-02-17 | #hermetica #hermeticism #hermetics #neoplatonism #platonism #ancienthistory #ancientegypt #philosophy #religion #ancientrome #ancientgreece A response to Porphyry's "Letter to Anebo" - youtu.be/mvevt01-7Z8The Hermetic excerpts from Iamblichus' De Mysteriis AegyptiorumTranslated by Alexander Wilder, 1911Read by Dan AttrellSupport The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon: patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7C
The Book of Prodigies The Modern Hermeticist 2023-02-08 | Julius Obsequens - The Book of Prodigies (Prodigiorum liber)Read by Dan AttrellLatin text: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/obsequens.htmlTranslation by Alex Nice: http://attalus.org/translate/obsequens.htmlFrom Wikipedia: "Julius Obsequens was a Roman writer active in the 4th or early 5th centuries AD, during late antiquity. His sole known work is the Prodigiorum liber (Book of Prodigies), a tabulation of the wonders and portents that had occurred in the Roman Republic and early principate in the years 249–11 BC. The material for the Prodigiorum liber was largely excerpted from the 1st century AD Ab Urbe Condita Libri of the Augustan historian Livy, which chronicled the history of the Roman state from its origin to the beginning of the imperial period, though Julius used it selectively and sometimes added interpretations of the omens and incidents he included. There is a common view that Julius only knew Livy's text wholly or in part from an epitome, but there is scant evidence of this... The text of Julius Obsequens frequently makes reference to unusual astronomical and meteorological events as portentous signs like meteor showers, comets, and sun dogs, alongside earthquakes, aberrant births, haruspicy, and sweating, crying statues, etc."Support The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon: patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic" (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7Chttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
The Dream of Scipio [w/ Latin and English Text] The Modern Hermeticist 2023-01-28 | Believe it or not, Marcus Tullius Cicero's 'Somnium Scipionis' or 'The Dream of Scipio' is one of Western Esotericism's most foundational documents. Drawn from Book VI of Cicero's Republic, it describes the famous night journey and astral ascent of the Roman general Scipio Aemilianus, two years before he oversaw the sack of Carthage in 146 BC. Modeled on Plato's 'Myth of Er' and emulated during the Middle Ages by such visionary works as Dante's Divine Comedy, this ancient text provides us with a vivid vision of Stoic-inspired soul-travel by ancient Rome's single most eloquent rhetorician.#cicero #ancienthistory #ancientrome #rome #pagan #paganism #religion #history Translated and annotated by James A. KleistRead by Dan AttrellSupport The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon (New!): patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic" (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7Chttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
The Religion of Numa (pt. 2): The Reorganization of Servius The Modern Hermeticist 2023-01-20 | The Religion of Numa (Part 2/5): The Reorganization of ServiusWritten by Jesse Benedict Carter (1906)Read by Dan AttrellPDF available here: archive.org/details/religionofnumaot00cart/page/n5/mode/2up#rome #ancienthistory #religion #ancientrome #pagan #paganism #religiousstudies #mythology #history Support The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon: patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic" (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7Chttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
Archaic Roman Gods: The Religion of Numa The Modern Hermeticist 2023-01-12 | The Religion of Numa (Part 1/5)Written by Jesse Benedict Carter (1906)Read by Dan AttrellPDF available here: archive.org/details/religionofnumaot00cart/page/n5/mode/2up#rome #ancienthistory #religion #ancientrome #pagan #paganism #religiousstudies #mythology #history Support The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon: patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic" (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7Chttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
Oration to the Mother of the Gods [Emperor Julian the Apostate] The Modern Hermeticist 2023-01-06 | #cybele #attis #gallus #neoplatonism #paganism #pagan #philosophy #ancienthistory #rome #romanreligion #platoThe Emperor Julian's Oration to the Mother of the GodsTranslated by Thomas Taylor (1792)Read by Dan AttrellFull text available here: sacred-texts.com/cla/toj/toj04.htmThis work is part of a larger collaboration on Platonic philosophy with:- Filip Holm @LetsTalkReligion : What is Neoplatonism? (followed by Neoplatonism and Islam): youtu.be/vZEUo_sHoBw- Justin Sledge @TheEsotericaChannel : The Neoplatonic Attack on Gnosticism: Plotinus vs the Gnostics: youtu.be/ZV5ubPPzT7U- Angela Puca @drangelapuca : Plotinus and Iamblichus on Theurgy and Magic: youtu.be/lNqnNjsGExM- Zevi Slavin @SeekersofUnity : From Neoplatonism to Kabbalah, A Mystical Journey: youtu.be/UmkZ383LcW8- John Vervaeke @johnvervaeke : Levels of Intelligibility: Neoplatonism & 4E Cognitive ScienceSupport The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon (New!): patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic" (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7Chttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
What Do Platonists Believe? The Modern Hermeticist 2022-12-30 | The Platonic Philosopher's CreedWritten by Thomas TaylorRead by Dan AttrellFull text available here in PDF format: archive.org/details/miscellaniesinp01taylgoog/page/n38/mode/2up#plato #platonism #philosophy #ancienthistory #ancientgreece #religion #art This work is part of a larger collaboration on Platonic philosophy with:- Filip Holm @LetsTalkReligion : What is Neoplatonism? (followed by Neoplatonism and Islam): youtu.be/vZEUo_sHoBw- Justin Sledge @TheEsotericaChannel : The Neoplatonic Attack on Gnosticism: Plotinus vs the Gnostics: youtu.be/ZV5ubPPzT7U- Angela Puca @drangelapuca : Plotinus and Iamblichus on Theurgy and Magic: youtu.be/lNqnNjsGExM- Zevi Slavin @SeekersofUnity : From Neoplatonism to Kabbalah, A Mystical Journey: youtu.be/UmkZ383LcW8- John Vervaeke @johnvervaeke : Levels of Intelligibility: Neoplatonism & 4E Cognitive ScienceSupport The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon (New!): patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic" (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7Chttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
The Words Once Inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi The Modern Hermeticist 2022-12-21 | From Wikipedia: "The Delphic maxims are a set of maxims inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. Originally, they were said to have been given by the Greek god Apollo's Oracle at Delphi, Pythia, and therefore were attributed to Apollo. The 3rd century doxographer Diogenes Laertius attributed them to the Seven Sages of Greece as did the 5th century scholar Stobaeus. Contemporary scholars, however, hold that their original authorship is uncertain, and that 'most likely they were popular proverbs, which tended later to be attributed to particular sages', Roman educator Quintilian argued that students should copy those aphorisms often to improve their moral core. Perhaps the most famous of these maxims is 'know thyself', which was the first of three maxims carved above the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. In the 5th-century [AD] anthology of Stobaeus, there is a list of 147 maxims attributed to the Seven Sages of Greece. Stobaeus cites a certain Sosiades as his source, but the identity of Sosiades is unknown, and it was once thought that this collection of maxims was of no great antiquity. However, parallel sayings have since been found in several ancient inscriptions, some dating to around 300 BC. These inscriptions also inform us that the original maxims were 'carved on the stele at Delphi'."Source for Greek Text: "Joannis Stobaei Anthologium recensuerunt Curtius Wachsmuth et Otto Hense." Berolini apud Weidmannos. 1884. Available here: archive.org/details/joannisstobaeian03stovuoft/page/125/mode/2upSupport The Modern Hermeticist- On Patreon (New! Subscribe!): patreon.com/themodernhermeticist- Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic" (PSU Press, 2019) amzn.to/3LnAEse (affiliate link)- Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link)- PayPal tip jar: paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=en_US- BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN- ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7C- LTC: MEmDU1jRsLBynYN5dT4xfgZ4yJ46GF4koPhttp://www.themodernhermeticist.com
