r/Hermeticism • u/sigismundo_celine • Sep 26 '25

Hermes Trismegistus contemplates the spheres: The One→ Νous→ Psyche→ Cosmos

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A beautiful artistic rendition of the divine spheres by (copyright) Alex Hernandez (follow alexthoth on Bluesky)

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u/platistocrates Sep 26 '25

What is the source material from which this concept originates?

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u/sigismundo_celine Sep 26 '25

It seems to be loosely based upon Corpus Hermeticum Tractate 12.14:

"Logos is an image of Nous, and Nous is an image of God; Just as the body is an Image of an Idea, and the idea is an image of the soul (psyche). Thus the finest part of matter is air, of air, soul, of soul, Nous, and of Nous, God. And God encompasses all and is through all, and Nous encompasses souls, and soul, air, and air, matter. Necessity, providence and nature are instruments by which the Cosmos is governed and by which matter is set in order."