hermeticism
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Hermes: the archetype of the messenger
Throughout history, different peoples have imagined a figure capable of doing what few can: crossing boundaries. Hermes, Mercury, Thoth, Turms, Nabu, Exu, different names and different cosmologies, yet all attribute great importance to characters who mediate paths, transport messages, translate languages, and bring distinct worlds closer together. This is not to say they are the…
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Legacies of Egypt
This is a text to talk about the origins of the tarot. The association between Tarot and Thoth did not begin with Aleister Crowley when he conceived the Thoth Tarot as we know it today together with Lady Frieda Harris this connection was already being woven for at least 150 years. Crowley did not start…
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Thoth: the sorcerer of Egypt
Why does Thoth remain one of the figures that fascinates me most? The answer has changed over time. At first, I saw him primarily as the god of magic, writing, and knowledge. Today I continue to recognize these attributes, but I have come to see something even more interesting, because Thoth represents one of the…