Esotericism

The Hermetic Secrets of the Greek Mysteries

A Summary of “Thrice-Greatest Hermes” by G. R. S. Mead (1906)

The following article concerns the obscure but fascinating connection between the ancient Egyptian wisdom tradition, the mystery schools of ancient Greece, the work of Plato, and the Greek Hermetic tradition.

This article is part two of a series on the origins of Hermeticism, exploring the relations to ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek, and Gnostic theology, respectively.

You can find part one, concerning the Egyptian origins of Hermeticism here.

The information contained in this series is taken from G. R. S. Mead’s comprehensive survey of the Hermetic literature, and has been rearranged and abridged, for the benefit of the reader.

I hope you enjoy.

By the way, I’m now publishing all of my book summaries under the publication Paraphilosophy. I’d really appreciate it if you could follow — it’s free. 😁

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