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Corpus Hermetica

The Corpus Hermeticum are the central texts of Hermetic Philosophy, the bible of Pagan Gnosticism.
Poemandres
The first book of the Corpus Hermeticum, poemandres (also known as pymanders) tells of a vision of the creation of man.
To Asclepius
The difference between the physical and the metaphysical.
On Thought and Sense
What are thoughts?
The Cup, or Monad
What is the nature of division? The foundation of Hermetic thought.
The Key
Knowlege and its role in life.
The sacred Sermon
The cyclic world, and the seven planetary rulers.
Though Unmanifest God Is Most Manifest
A two-thousand year old argument for intelligent design.

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