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Hermeticism: The Ancient Wisdom of Hermes Trismegistus
Eternalised
The Hermatists Are Not Gnostics
For the Hermatist, it is possible to attain spiritual enlightenment or gnosis while being alive. This is an important distinction from Gnosticism in which the spark of the human soul has fallen into matter and is trapped by it. While Gnosticism is dualistic, Hermatism is primarily non-dualistic. The cosmos is not an inferior product of a demiurge, but is usually described as beautiful and perfect. Therefore, the Hermatists are world affirming, not world deniers.
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