The Corpus Hermeticum Paperback – 12 Dec. 2008

An interesting publication produced in a form that made what could have been difficult easy to read and to understand

Corpus Hermeticum is a text attributed to Hermes Trismegistos, found in Alexandria in the early CE. This collection contains the 13 books found before the Nag Hamadi and Dead Sea scrolls were discovered and has inspired many great thinkers, philosophers and scientists alike throughout the ages.Anyone interested in ancient religion, mysticsim, philosophy, esotheric theachings, and ancient thinking should read these dialogs as there are many interesting notions that are revealed, and many which have of late started to make more and more sense from a scientific standpoint.This OMTO updated version of the Corpus Hermeticum however suffers from being an updated transltion of a translation. I find that the efforts in trying to keep with the translation initially made by G.RS Mead has made the reading experience less fluent. This also devalues the beautiful alegorical style which it has been written in originally, as well as it might confuse you when trying to decipher the meaning.If you are familiar with the writing style of old English I'd recommend you read the original translation rather than this one. Or go to  The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaohs  or to  Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a New English Translation, with Notes and Introduction  which has proved to me to be of better quality when it comes to the translations and explanations.Hope this helps you make your own choice and wish you luck in gaining more knowledge!

it is what it is

Very interesting read

Everyone should read the corpus Hermeticum.

difficult concepts

A very small book but quite hard work as the text is old and needs some time to get used to.

Heavy but worth the effort