Hermes Trismegistus, the Thrice-Great, was the legendary sage of ancient Egypt, joined with Thoth, the god of wisdom and writing. The teachings carried in his name, the Hermetica, shaped the mystery schools, the alchemists and the great minds of the Renaissance.
When the jar at Nag Hammadi was opened in 1945, Hermetic writings were found inside, buried right beside the Gospel of Thomas.
“That which is above is like that which is below, and that which is below is like that which is above, to work the miracles of the One Thing.”
The Emerald Tablet (translation by Dan Dillman)
Hermes taught that the Kosmos is one living whole. The pattern of the stars is the pattern of the soul, and the mind of the Great Spirit is reflected in our own minds. Master yourself, and you understand the universe. Understand the universe, and you will find yourself.
Reflect: What is happening within you that is mirrored in the world around you?
What do you think about this? On January 20, 1996, three young women in Varginha, Brazil, saw a four foot creature with oily skin and red eyes crouched by a wall. The army was in town that morning. A policeman said to have handled it died a month later. Cover story, or Brazil’s Roswell?
What do you think about this? In 1800 settlers at Conneaut, Ohio, opened a four acre burial ground in rows and reported skeletons over seven feet, jaws that fit over a man’s face, double rows of teeth. The graves were plowed under within a generation. Tall tale, or a people buried twice?
What do you think about this? The Iron Pillar of Delhi is six tons of forged iron from around 400 AD. It has stood outside through 1,600 years of monsoons and never rusted, thanks to a protective film from phosphorus rich iron nobody made again. Lucky recipe, or knowledge lost on purpose?
What do you think about this? North Sea trawlers pull up mammoth teeth, flint tools and a carved harpoon from 120 feet deep. Until 8,000 years ago that seabed was Doggerland, a forested land the size of Britain, drowned by rising seas and a tsunami. The lost land of every old story?
What do you think about this? In 1974 a Florida family found a polished 22 pound steel ball in burned brush. It hummed when a guitar played, rolled across rooms on its own and changed direction. Navy X rays showed objects inside, origin unknown. Valve ball, or something that landed?
What do you think about this? The Whaley House in San Diego was built in 1857 where a man was slowly hanged five years earlier. A baby and a daughter later died inside. Visitors report footsteps in empty rooms and a pressure on the throat where the gallows stood. Old house, or long memory?
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