And round about the Sun, and dependent on the Sun, are the eight spheres, namely, the sphere of the fixed stars, and the six planet-spheres, and the sphere which surrounds the earth. (Corpus Hermetica, Libellus XVI) Whether the ancients believed the sun to be the physical center of our solar system as in the heliocentric […]
The Moon promised to give light after the Sun had run his diurnal course; and she said also that she had already given birth to Silence and Sleep.’ (Corpus Hermetica, EXC. XXIII. Isis to Horus) Compared to the relatively simple annual oscillating motion of the Sun, the apparent motion and cycles of the Moon are […]
Aphrodite delayed not, but said, ‘And I, Master, will attach to the Love and Pleasure and Laughter.’ (Corpus Hermetica, EXC. XXIII. Isis to Horus) Venus (gk. Aphrodite), like Mercury, is an inner planet in close proximity to the Sun. Of all the planets (aside from the Moon), Venus’ phases are most apparent. Over the course […]
‘And I’, said Hermes, ‘will make mankind intelligent; I will confer wisdom on them, and make known to them the truth. I will never cease to benefit thereby the life of mortal men; and then above all will I benefit each one of them, when the force of nature working in him is in accord […]
Astronomy, like geometry and mathematics is one of these venues through which the principles of harmonic logos, and the subtle workings of Kosmos are made manifest for the Philosopher to contemplate. In Sacred Astronomy, the Philosophical Mind found the keys to God’s kingdom and the road map to immortality. However, since the schism of the […]
