Hermeticism - Alchemy, Astrology, Rosicrucianism, Theurgy, J Bir Ibn Hayy N, Hermes Trismegistus, Thoth, Paracelsus, Ordo Templi Orientis (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 77. Chapters: Alchemy, Astrology, Rosicrucianism, Theurgy, J bir ibn Hayy n, Hermes Trismegistus, Thoth, Paracelsus, Ordo Templi Orientis, Hermetica, Isaac Newton's occult studies, Hermetism and other religions, Divinatory, esoteric and occult tarot, The All, Emerald Tablet, Henosis, Kybalion, Cyranides, Hermetic Qabalah, Christian Rosenkreuz, Chaldean Oracles, Renaissance magic, Manly Palmer Hall, Balthasar Walther, Sigil, Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia, Great Work, Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, Ali Puli, The Garden of Cyrus, Initiation Into Hermetics, Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor, Solar Lodge, Monas Hieroglyphica, Universalia, Swedenborg Rite, Poimandres, Primum Mobile, Hermetic Brotherhood of Light, Hermetic Definitions, Johannite Church. Excerpt: Astrology is the study of celestial bodies interpreted as affecting personality, human affairs, and natural events. The primary astrological bodies are the Sun, Moon, and planets, which are analyzed by their aspects (relative positions to one another), by their placement in 'houses' (spatial divisions of the sky), and their movement through signs of the zodiac (spatial divisions of the ecliptic). Astrology's origins trace to the third millennium BCE. Ancient civilizations developed it as a calendrical system to predict seasonal shifts and to interpret celestial cycles as 'signs' of 'divine communications'. Historically it was a learned tradition, sustained in courts, cultural centers and universities, and was closely related to the studies of astronomy, alchemy, meteorology, and medicine. Yet despite their closely connected histories, astrology and astronomy separated at the end of the 17th century, when astronomy redefined many of the theoretical concepts that the two disciplines had previously shared. Subsequently, astrology suffered a decline in academic and theoretical cr...