The Kybalion
a study of the hermetic philosophy of ancient Egypt and Greece
by William Walker Atkinson & Three Initiates
- First published:
- 20th century
- Language: English
- Content type: Fiction
The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy is a 1908 book claiming to be the essence of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus, published anonymously by a group or person under the pseudonym of "the Three Initiates".
Provenance
Why this book is in the catalog
Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism and Occultism and esotericism.
Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary and openlibrary-title-seed matched “Occultism” and “The Kybalion”. Retained metadata contains “The Kybalion” in the title, “The Kybalion” in the description, “Occultism” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).
- “Occultism”· via Open Library
- “The Kybalion”· via Open Library
- “The Kybalion”· in title
- “The Kybalion”· in description
- “Occultism”· in subject
- “The Kybalion”· in edition title
Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary and openlibrary-title-seed matched “Hermeticism”, “Hermetism”, and “The Kybalion”. Retained metadata contains “The Kybalion” in the title, “hermetic” in the subtitle, “hermetic” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).
- “Hermeticism”· via Open Library
- “Hermetism”· via Open Library
- “The Kybalion”· via Open Library
- “The Kybalion”· in title
- “hermetic”· in subtitle
- “hermetic”· in description
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Editions
Open Library reports 18 editions; 2 cataloged here.
| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a study of the hermetic philosophy of ancient Egypt and Greece Open Library record | 2008 | The Yogi publication society; Tlisanta Publishing | English |
| No ebook | |
A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece Open Library record | September 25, 2006 | Filiquarian Publishing, LLC. | English |
| No ebook |
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Cataloged from
- Open LibraryOL15758519W (opens in a new tab)
- Open LibraryOL16305785W (opens in a new tab)
- Open LibraryOL23131939M (opens in a new tab)
- Open LibraryOL8406698W (opens in a new tab)
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Cataloging notes
- Open Library reports 18 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
- Catalog id
- openlibrary-edition:OL23131939M
- Edition coverage
- Multi source partial
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