What is Hermetics?
In short, Hermetics could be pigeon-holed as a Religion, and some do try to do so at the expense of its true meaning and origin. In a “Religious” prespective, Hermetics: * Considers humanity to be on a spiritual journey to return to a state of unity with the Divine; this is the Great Work of humankind. * Holds that if we would attain to the Divine, we must aspire to the Divine; spiritual growth cannot be achieved without human effort * Is eclectic and draws material from sources spanning the entire Western Esoteric Tradition * Is polytheistic, yet ultimately monotheisitic (i.e., posits a multiplicity of Manifestations of the Divine Which emanate from an ultimate Divine Unity) * Holds that the Divine is both immanent and transcendent * Holds that the Universe is Divine and basically good (neutral) * Teaches that when we seek the Divine, we may best begin with the Mysteries of Nature * Encourages spiritual curiosity * Understands that human beings can access the Subtle Realms through tec
