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Thrice-Greatest Hermes, Vol. II

21 chapters · complete text

Contents

Poemandres, the Shepherd of Men — Corpus Hermeticum I
To Asclepius — Corpus Hermeticum III
The Sacred Sermon — Corpus Hermeticum IV
The Cup or Monad — Corpus Hermeticum V
Though Unmanifest God Is Most Manifest — Corpus Hermeticum VI
In God Alone Is Good — Corpus Hermeticum VII
The Greatest Ill Among Men Is Ignorance of God — Corpus Hermeticum VIII
That No One of Existing Things Doth Perish — Corpus Hermeticum IX
On Thought and Sense — Corpus Hermeticum X
The Key — Corpus Hermeticum XI
Mind Unto Hermes — Corpus Hermeticum XII
About the Common Mind — Corpus Hermeticum XIII
The Secret Sermon on the Mountain — Corpus Hermeticum XIV
A Letter to Asclepius — Corpus Hermeticum XV
The Definitions of Asclepius — To King Ammon
Of Asclepius to the King
The Encomium of Kings (Part 1)
The Encomium of Kings (Part 2)
The Encomium of Kings (Part 3)
The Perfect Sermon; or The Asclepius (Part 1)
The Perfect Sermon; or The Asclepius (Part 2)

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