#hermeticism — Public Fediverse posts

Hello. I'm @[email protected] in yet another Sisyphean task to find an alternative #Fediverse instance as Calckey is facing lots of Bad Gateways and, as of recently, an annoying influx of spam (which also ends up contributing to the Bad Gateways). Seems like Ruud (Calckey admin) didn't see my report regarding the latter, and this worries me as this means that server could be seen as "unmoderated" and defederated by other instances I interact with. I'm yet to see how federated is this Catodon instance, because other Misskey-like instances I tried in the past (such as Evil Social) had little to no federation with Lemmy instances.

As this is my first post for this account, I'll try to describe the kind of content I'm used to post in the next paragraphs (while also testing how similar this instance is to the Calckey instance I'm used to).

I often post my #digitaldrawings and other kinds of #occult #art centered on my actual beliefs. My #artistic expressions, which mostly stems from actual #gnosis, sometimes manifest as #poetry and/or #Blender #3dmodeling scenarios and/or #memes and/or #code (because I'm also a #dev who codes in several #programming languages, including #javascript, #ruby and #python, and I use #arch #linux, btw). Many of my artistic expressions, particularly my #drawings and my #writings, are NSFW and will be labeled as so. Oh, sometimes I do ancient writing, too, including actual attempts on Sumerian texts (based on actual, available Sumerian Lexicons). And I sometimes do #steganography as well (I'm quite fond of things such as #math #puzzles and hidden messages; and, no, this post has no hidden message, I'm quite in a mental budget here). I'm a detail-oriented person, as you may notice from this post alone.

As for my beliefs, I have a syncretic worship for #Lilith Who, I believe, has the same cosmic principle that from #Ereshkigal, #Kali, #Hecate, #Pombagiras (esp. Dama da Noite and Rosa Caveira), among many other names across belief systems, as my syncretism is based on several belief systems such as #Thelema, #Luciferianism, #Gnosticism, #Hermeticism, #Sumerian, #Egyptian, #Quimbanda and others. I also believe in other entities, not with the same worshiping, but with similar respect for #Lucifer, #Baphomet and #Stolas (I don't agree with the Goetian approach of constrained summoning, for Stolas and other Daemons are cosmic teachers who deserve our due respect).

I've been hyper-fixated on #owls, especially some #owl species such as Athene cunicularia (burrowing owls), _Bubo ascalaphus (Pharaoh Eagle-owl), because owls are one of the main theophanic manifestations of the #goddess. See the taxonomic binomials? Yes, I often do this bizarre intertwining between the religious and the scientific, because I don't believe in siloed knowledge.

I'm #Brazilian and some of my posts will be in #portuguese, sometimes alongside English text, tal como estou fazendo nesse parágrafo.

I'm likely #neurodivergent and #audhd (albeit undiagnosed), hence why my posts (including this one I'm composing) is so prolifically lengthy and mixing concepts/skills so disparate, for my mind is always agitated and restless.

I'm mostly #anarchist and I don't believe humanity is the only intelligent species on this Pale Blue Dot, for there are countless other species such as corvids (esp. New Caledonian crows; I believe crows and ravens as manifestations of Lucifer just like owls are manifestations of Lilith) who are as intelligent (if not more) as us Homo sapiens.

I'm mostly #nihilist and #pessimist with certain inspiration from philosophers such as Philipp Mainländer. I may sound depressive (do I sound this way in this post? It doesn't seem so) because I am depressive since my childhood and, yes, I tried mental health care to no avail (psychiatrists can't understand, for example, how #Demiurge and his archons sucks and how the Goddess is our true cosmic Mother).

That's mostly me. "Mostly" because I'm not really able to fit labels or tribes. I don't quite belong. I really liked the 5000 char limit from this instance.

#introduction

If symbols train attention and memory, who shapes the symbols we follow today, and why do we trust them? #Occult #Symbols #HiddenKnowledge #Hermeticism #SacredNumbers #Platonism #Neoplatonism #Renaissance #Baroque #History #Philosophy #Curiosity #Symbolism #Design #Ethics
https://medium.com/@skmohindroo9/occult-symbols-and-the-minds-that-drew-them-8cf134eb3303

If your outer life mirrors your inner order, what change would shift both at once? #LawOfCorrespondence #AsAboveSoBelow #AncientWisdom #Hermeticism #Plato #Plotinus #SacredGeometry #Alchemy #InnerOrder #Balance #SelfStudy #AncientAndAlive
https://spiritulality.stayingalive.in/inspiring-harmony/the-law-of-correspondence.html

If thought shapes form, which ideas in your life deserve more care today? If mind shapes form, how careful are we with our daily thoughts?
Which ideas deserve more respect in your life? #Hermeticism #HermesTrismegistus #AncientWisdom #Alexandria #CorpusHermeticum #PrincipleOfMind #Platonism #Iamblichus #Plotinus #Renaissance #MarsilioFicino #GiordanoBruno #Alchemy #HistoryOfScience #MindAndMatter #PersonalAgency #LivingWisdom
https://medium.com/@skmohindroo9/the-8th-hermetic-principle-bef82fd8d33e

Table d’Émeraude
Une relecture de la Tabula Smaragdina, entre iconographie populaire et gravure alchimique issue de l’Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae (XVIe–XVIIe s.).

https://fumiferus.etsy.com/listing/4424173335

#pyrography #woodburning #art #craft #alchemy #hermeticism #symbolism

My August class, "Exploring the Corpus Hermeticum", is now available on #Patreon! Even if you are not a Patreon supporter, you can get it for a very low price. #hermeticism #magic #occult https://www.patreon.com/posts/exploring-corpus-139977466?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

https://www.storyangles.com/post/the-seven-hermetic-principles

The Seven Hermetic Principles Universal Laws Govern Our World The rules that make our universe tick.

Read now on StoryAngles-A New Website storyangles.com

#hermeticism #life #hermeticprinciples #spirituality #philosophy #UniversalPatterns

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Various-MusaeumHermeticum/pages/396-naked-man-caduceus/

Gemini AI didn’t know anything about what is going on in this picture. If you do, please check the Web page and then comment, either there or here.

The central figure, a naked male, is #hermes or #Mercury , & labeled as such with the #alchemy symbol and by carrying his caruceus.

I do not own this book 😉

#vintageArt #alchemy #occult #barefoot #fobo #engraving #nakedMan #hermeticism #hermetic #hermeticALchemy

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Various-MusaeumHermeticum/pages/000-2-title-page-full-page-border-alchemy/

A border from the title page of a compilation of several books on #alchemy #hermeticism #theurgy #occult subjects from 1678 (actually there was an earlier edition too).

I asked Google Gemini to explain the symbology and it did a credible job, if not perfect: the philosopher’s stone is the search gorr personal godhead, not for gold. See the web page for what it said.

#vintageArt #border #occult #hermetic #fobo #GIMP #Gimp_3 #engraving #phoenix #witchcraft

Behold the ancient symbol of Ouroboros — the serpent that devours its own tail.
A sacred emblem across Greek, Egyptian, Hermetic and alchemical traditions.

In its coil lies the secret of the cosmos:
“Ἑν τὸ Πᾶν” – All is One.

#Ouroboros #AncientWisdom #Mysticism #SacredGeometry #SelfKnowledge #Gnosis #OccultSymbolism #Alchemy #Hermeticism #Philosophy #PaganSymbols #GreekMythology #Symbolism #Esoterica #Magic

Do you practice religion? I don't think that a "yes" or "no" answer would do in my case. So, here goes the longer version.

#tabularasa #blog #blogger #religion #esotericism #hermeticism #tarot #occult #astrology

https://tabularasa.robsonrc.net/2025/05/29/yes-or-no-not-that-simple/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

The Forgotten Origin: Christianity, Hermeticism, and Neoplatonism Reveal the Same Divine Truth
https://youtu.be/kxs6cr2-P78
#Christianity #Hermeticism #Neoplatonism #Spirituality #Mysticism

Congratulations to @polyphanes on the publication of his 1000th blog post! Gosh, that is a lot of writing. How many words, Sam? #occult #hermeticism #writing

https://digitalambler.com/2025/02/19/celebratory-1000th-blogpost/

Here is an article I wrote SIX YEARS AGO about the best books for getting started with #Hermeticism. Do I still agree with it? Maybe not. But there are some great books on the list! #books #bibliophilia #occult https://arnemancy.com/articles/hermeticism/the-best-books-on-hermeticism/

I'm excited to see @polyphanes run his new set of topics for the Weekly Hermeticism channel on Hermetic House of Life. Looks like some good stuff coming up! #hermeticism #hermetic

My new YouTube video is here! It's about the Kybalion and the Hermetic House of Life and how annoying the Kybalion is! It features @polyphanes and lots of shaky photographs. Please enjoy!
#Kybalion #Chicago #history #hermeticism #video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMOXUuyK-M4

A new edition and first-ever #translation of several lesser-known works by Heinrich Cornelius #Agrippa has just been published by scholars Dan Attrell and Justin Sledge: https://www.amazon.com/Invisibilia-Dei-Collection-Anti-Magical-Cornelius/dp/B0DKD1MHLB?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ee_9IE5ITUmC7vNPmWN40QNxJGmfU1qbFhomzp6d2h3a3NkUp4DmJPqMw1rj4WCHnzyroHt3P6Q8Q9TLJ9J5zd7sLNdmnOdnoIlx9ske71bgqaM8zn1KnY3NKb-QVR-pMPuYew1NF7QCodY-FkWKZe6MA2QE9eu2KH0d8prvNDQyoMFQpLD1ALdQi4gLX-BM.mRIOrPVAGEwmEytHPe3aFgDpIE6kT_v7rr8JMfOw5m8&qid=1730212360&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=theesoteric06-20&linkId=1bf323b581c60dfce960c4bf9a4c4045&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl #occult #philosophy #hermeticism

I've created a new YouTube video, and it's about the Kybalion! Currently it is only available to Patreon members. Enjoy!
#kybalion #Hermeticism #Chicago #history

https://www.patreon.com/posts/nightmare-of-115311053?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

If Hermes Trismegistus is really "three times great" then how come I can tell he's two gods in a trenchcoat

#art #mastoart #artist #artistsonmastodon #digitalart #fediart #occult #esoteric #hermes #thoth #hermeticism #gif #animation #animated #cartoon #2danimation #artwork #myart #drawing #illustration

I like to make fun of the #Kybalion a lot, so I also like to offer people some good alternatives. It claims to be about Hermetic philosophy, but we all know it isn't. What is Hermetic philosophy? How can you learn about Hermeticism? Try some of these delightful books!

https://arnemancy.com/articles/hermeticism/what-to-read-instead-of-the-kybalion/

#Hermeticism #occult #mysticism

A lot of you have probably heard of Nicholas Chapel because he wrote that excellent article debunking the origins of the Kybalion, "The Kybalion's New Clothes." He got a lot of attention for that piece, but it turns out that Mr. Chapel is also a brilliant ceremonial magician and IT security person.

I had the pleasure of interviewing him for my #podcast back in 2021, and it's an episode that anybody can enjoy.

#occult #kybalion #NewThought #hermeticism #CeremonialMagic #magic

https://arnemancy.com/episodes/anything-but-the-kybalion-with-nicholas-chapel/

#Quaker #Quakers #Quakerism #Gnosis #Gnostic #Gnosticism #Hermeticism #Esotericism #Occult #Silence