Prisca Theologia

"What is Hermeticism?
"Whether or not Hegel can be understood as "Hermetic" depends on how Hermeticism is defined. ... Its adherents all tend to share certain interests -- often classed as "occult" or "esoteric"-- which are held together merely by family resemblances. In part, my argument for Hegel's Hermeticism depends on demonstrating that Hegel's interest coincide with the curious mixture interests typical of Hermeticists. These include Alchemy, Theosophy, Kabbalah, Mesmerism, extrasensory perception, spiritualism... Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Echartian mysticism, 'correspondences', secret systems of symbolism... and cosmic sympathies [astrology?].
"Hermeticism constitutes a middle position between pantheism and the Judeo-Christian conception of God." 8

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