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Collectanea Hermetica: Selected Essays on Hermetic Philosophy

by William Wynn Westcott

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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Collectanea Hermetica is a curated anthology of Hermetic texts, translations, and commentaries compiled by William Wynn Westcott, co-founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. It includes the Poimandres , Asclepius , and other lesser-known Hermetic writings, accompanied by Westcott’s insightful introductions and symbolic interpretations. This volume is a gateway to the sacred philosophy of Hermeticism, offering insights into the unity of all things, the nature of the soul, and the pursuit of divine wisdom.

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Why this book is in the catalog

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

  • Occultism and esotericism

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

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  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

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

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    • “hermetic”· in title
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  • Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity

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

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  • Initiatory orders and secret societies

    Retained metadata contains “golden dawn” in the description, “Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn” in the description, and “golden dawn” in the subject metadata.

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

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