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This thread is for the discussion of texts related to Hermetism, Neoplatonism (in its mystic manifestations), Gnosticism, Kabbalah, Cabala, Angel Magic, Alchemy, Paracelsianism, Boehmeian Theosophy, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Illuminism, Swedenborgianism, Mesmerism, as well as the more recent branches of the esoteric tree (Golden Dawn, Traditionalism, Blavatskian Theosophy, e.t.c.).

Recommend books, ask for recommendations, post nice excerpts, ask burning questions, e.t.c.

>> No.16690163

>Essential Texts (Roughly chronological)
-Corpus Hermeticum (Copenhaver) [Hermetism]
-Enneads (Gerson) [Neoplatonism]
-Zohar (Pritzker) [Kabbalah]
-Theologia Platonica de immortalitate animae / Platonic Theology (Allen) [Renaissance Neoplatonism]
-Oratio de hominis dignitate / Oration on the Dignity of Man (Gaponigri?) [Cabala]
-De Occulta Philosophia / Three Books of Occult Philosophy (Tyson?) [Occult / Magic]
-The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus (Waite) [Naturphilosophie / Alchemy]
-Aurora (Sparrow?) [Boehmeian Theosophy]
-The Rosicrucian Manifestos (???) [Rosicrucianism]
-De Caelo et Eius Mirabilibus et de inferno, ex Auditis et Visis. / Heaven and Hell (Dole?) [Illuminism]
-Mémoire sur la découverte du magnetisme animal (Meyers?) [Mesmerism]

visit >>/lit/thread/S16458573#p16458580 for the bigger list that is sometimes posted

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Anything I should read before touching this?

>> No.16690192

>>16690157
Which books are a good intro to gnosticism? What it really is, what its branches are and so on and so forth? I only know what it is on a surface level and am very interested to find out more.

>> No.16690203

>>16690192
It was in the resources posted above.
>Seven Sermons to the Dead -- Jung
>Nag hammadi library
>The Gnostic World

>> No.16690240

>>16690192
https://mega.nz/folder/kI92gKoK#Y-OW2a_-SO0DQrP0lMuNlw

>> No.16690266

>>16690157
Is this studies on mythology around europe done to come to some kind of interpreted truth in the myths? I'm interested if so.

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>>16690157
>Gnosticism, Kabbalah, Cabala, Angel Magic, Alchemy, Paracelsianism, Boehmeian Theosophy, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Illuminism, Swedenborgianism, Mesmerism, as well as the more recent branches of the esoteric tree (Golden Dawn, Traditionalism, Blavatskian Theosophy, e.t.c.).
Stopped reading there

>> No.16690324

What about esoteric fiction? As in novels that deal with this these things as a subject matter, I would like to have more reccomendations.

I recently read The Fisherman that deals with it and pretty neatly, and now reading The Chymical Wedding which is also very good.

>> No.16690328

>>16690324
unironically most of the western canon

>> No.16690330

>>16690328
Not simply subtext, if you are mentally ill (or enlightened?) enough you can interpret esoterism in absolutely everything. I mean as an actual subject matter.

>> No.16690352

anyone read the 'discourse on the eighth and ninth'? what was your general opinion of the text?

>> No.16690359

>>16690330
Ithell Colquhoun, Raymond Abellio, Bernard Silvester, Emma Britten, Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Goethe, Heinrich Nollius, Hargrave Jennings, Johann Friedrich von Meyer, Gustav Meyrink

>> No.16690360

>>16690359
Which one of those is your favorite?

>> No.16690363

>>16690360
goethe, then abellio (I don't think there are english translations of his work though), then Meyrink.

but also actually there's Gurdjieff who is translated and well worth reading

>> No.16690369

>>16690363
Thanks for the reply I will look up Goethe for sure.

>> No.16690370

>>16690324
>>16690359
Also Dan Brown, J.K. Rowling, Paolo Coelho. Generally, popular stuff.

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>>16690163
I took this last thread, take it, it will make life easier for you

>> No.16690915

>>16690322

Theosophy is terrible but attracted a lot of good artists and occultists sadly, ranging from John Delville to papus to Crowley.

>> No.16690943

>>16690901
this list is a fucking mess desu. why is there a tarot section with just jorodowski and tomberg??
why does the alchemy section have 5/7 texts from the 20th century (and most of them are 'primary' works being given as if they are 'secondary')?
why do they recommend reading the complete works of aristotle for neoplatonism????
why are there two general introductions to esotericism in the 'occult philosophy' section? (this whole section is garbage desu)

>> No.16691114

>>16690943
So fix it instead of whining. Right click -> Save Image, Edit with Paint

>> No.16691619

>>16690186
At the very least you should read the Corpus Hermeticum and the New Testament. A knowledge of the Church Fathers and Platonic philosophy helps as well. If you've never heard of Teilhard de Chardin, you should also look up a summary of his ideas.

But it's the type of book where you have to be well read in general to absorb it. If know at least in outline about 60% of what he's referring to, it's easy to osmose the rest. However, if you're a neophyte in spirituality/occult sciences/philosophy, it's better to spend your time building a basis of general knowledge.

>> No.16691635

>>16690240
holy...BASED

>> No.16691648

>>16691114
no u do it stupid fucking faggot