Hermes Trismegistus
Legendary Hellenistic syncretic figure combining the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth; traditionally credited as the (probably pseudonymous) author of the Hermetica and as the founder of Hermeticism.
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1. The Emerald Tablet Of Hermes
A terse, aphoristic meditation on a single, universal principle that unites heaven and earth and makes possible the transmutation of matter and spirit; its central maxim, often rendered "as above, so below," expresses the correspondence between macrocosm and microcosm. It sketches a symbolic process of separation, purification, and recombination of opposites (sun and moon, heat and cold) by means of fire to achieve the greatest perfection and spiritual mastery, and has served as a foundational text for Hermetic, alchemical, and occult traditions.
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