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A Suggestive Inquiry Into the Hermetic Mystery

by Walter Wynn Westcott

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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A Suggestive Inquiry Into the Hermetic Mystery explores the philosophical and mystical teachings of the Corpus Hermeticum , emphasizing their relevance to spiritual regeneration and inner transformation. Westcott, a leading member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, interprets Hermetic writings through a symbolic and initiatory lens, connecting them to alchemy, Kabbalah, and Rosicrucian legend. This concise but powerful treatise serves as a gateway into the sacred sciences and the perennial wisdom preserved in Hermetic literature.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Initiatory orders and secret societies, Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism, and Occultism and esotericism.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Retained metadata contains “esoteric” in the subject metadata and “occult” in the subject metadata.

    • “esoteric”· in subject
    • “occult”· in subject
  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Alchemy” and “Hermeticism”. Retained metadata contains “hermetic” in the title, “Alchemy” in the description, “hermetic” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Alchemy”· via Internet Archive
    • “Hermeticism”· via Internet Archive
    • “hermetic”· in title
    • “Alchemy”· in description
    • “hermetic”· in description
    • “Alchemy”· in subject
  • Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Kabbalah”. Retained metadata contains “Kabbalah” in the description and “Kabbalah” in the subject metadata.

    • “Kabbalah”· via Internet Archive
    • “Kabbalah”· in description
    • “Kabbalah”· in subject
  • Initiatory orders and secret societies

    Retained metadata contains “golden dawn” in the description, “Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn” in the description, “initiatory” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “golden dawn”· in description
    • “Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn”· in description
    • “initiatory”· in description
    • “rosicrucian”· in description
    • “golden dawn”· in subject

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