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From Dickens's A Christmas Carol to the ghost stories of M.R. James, the tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. The twelve stories of The Winter Spirits are all centred around Christmas or Advent, boldly and playfully re-imagining a beloved tradition for a modern audience. Taking you from a haunted Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret, and drawing inspiration from festive traditions from all around the globe, these vibrant haunted stories are your ultimate companion for frosty nights.

The Emerald Tablet of Hermes & Kybalion compose two pillars of Hermetic thought. Combined here in one volume, these two works share true wisdom with those ready to receive it. The Kybalion was first published anonymously in 1908 by “The Three Initiates.” The true authorship of the work is unknown, although theories suggest it was written entirely or in part by William Walker Atkinson. The Emerald Tablet of Hermes is a short, ancient text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. The brief Emerald Tablet has been puzzling and fascinating scholars for over 1,000 years.

This profound audiobook unveils the timeless wisdom of Hermetic teachings, guiding listeners through the intricate realms of alchemy, spirituality, and the fundamental principles that govern the universe.

What you will find: Ancient Wisdom Unveiled: Dive deep into the esoteric teachings of the Hermetic tradition as revealed in the enigmatic text of The Kybalion, unlocking the secrets of the universe and the mysteries of existence.

Since his death ten years ago, Lou Reed’s living presence has only grown. The great rock-poet presided over the marriage of Brill Building pop and the European avant-garde, and left American culture transfigured. In Lou Reed: The King of New York, Will Hermes offers the definitive narrative of Reed’s life and legacy, dramatizing his long, brilliant, and contentious dialogue with fans, critics, fellow artists, and assorted habitués of the demimonde.

Passing from lip to ear, the philosophies of Hermes Trismegistus have been passed down through thousands of years. Listen as this tradition continues in this audio compilation of The Kybalion, Corpus Hermeticum, The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean, and The Life and Teachings of Hermes Trismegistus. This unprecedented collection will provide the foundation of the Hermetic Philosophy.

The 15 tractates of the Corpus Hermeticum, along with the Perfect Sermon or Asclepius, are the foundation documents of the Hermetic tradition. Written by unknown authors in Egypt sometime before the end of the third century CE, they were part of a once substantial literature attributed to the mythic figure of Hermes Trismegistus, a Hellenistic fusion of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. 

Hermeticism or Hermetism is a philosophical system based on the purported teachings of Hermes Trismegistus (a legendary Hellenistic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth). These teachings are contained in the various writings attributed to Hermes (the Hermetica), which were produced over a period spanning many centuries (c. 300 BCE — 1200 CE) and may be very different in content and scope.

Je suis THOTH, l'Atlante, maître des mystères, gardien de la Mémoire ancestrale, Roi, Sage et Mage. Je suis celui qui survit d'une génération à l'autre et qui s'apprête à entrer dans la Chambre de l'Amenti pour guider ceux qui me suivront dans les souvenirs de la grande Atlantide.

One September evening in 1785, Jonah Hancock hears an urgent knocking on his front door near the docks of London. The captain of one of Jonah’s trading vessels is waiting eagerly on the front step, bearing shocking news. On a voyage to the Far East, he sold Jonah’s ship for something rare and far more precious: a mermaid. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlors and brothels, all of London is curious to see this marvel in Jonah Hancock’s possession. Thrust from his ordinary existence, somber Jonah finds himself moving from the city’s seedy underbelly to the finest drawing rooms of high society.

El Kybalión es un documento que resume las enseñanzas del hermetismo, también conocidos como los siete principios del hermetismo. Su autoría se atribuye a un grupo anónimo de personas autodenominados Los Tres Iniciados, aunque las bases del hermetismo se atribuyen al alquimista místico y deidad Hermes Trismegisto.

Durante generaciones, los lectores han debatido los orígenes y estudiado los principios del hermetismo. Este libro procura darte una idea de las enseñanzas fundamentales del Kybalión, en un esfuerzo por dar a conocer los principios funcionales, dejando que los apliques tú mismo, en lugar de tratar de enseñarlos a detalle.

Listen to The Divine Pymander and the Emerald Tablets of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus: Including the Glory of the World, the Table of Paradise. The Science of the Philosophers Stone and the Alchemical Catechism.

Hermeticism holds in itself a great philosophical foundation that approaches God as an ultimate and transcendent power through which three parts of wisdom shape the universe. Alchemy, Astrology, and Theurgy describe in its essence a journey from the corporal to the spiritual on which many western philosophies are also built. From these three pillars of wisdom, Hermes himself received his name ‘Trismegistus’ - Thrice Great. 

This is a collection of 15 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoteric and related subjects, which include Hermeticism, magic, ancient wisdom and philosophy, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Theosophy, spiritualism, metaphysics, and New Thought by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects.

El Kybalión es un documento que contiene el conjunto de enseñanzas de la filosofía hermética, también conocidos como los siete principios del hermetismo. Escrito en los albores del siglo XX, su autoría se debe a un grupo anónimo de personas autodenominados Los tres Iniciados, aunque las bases del hermetismo se atribuyen a un alquimista de algunas logias ocultistas llamado “Hermes Trismegisto”, cuya existencia pudo haber transcurrido en Egipto antes de la época de los faraones.

Homeless Bodies and Other Stories is an original fiction podcast featuring audio-exclusive short stories from award-winning authors and Sunday Times best-sellers, inspired by objects & artefacts from Wellcome Collection's permanent exhibition, 'Medicine Man', in London.

Este es el inicio de La tabla esmeralda, uno de los textos más misteriosos y fascinantes de la historia humana. Pero, ¿quién es Thoth el Atlante? Existen incontables mitos sobre él: que fue el creador de la alquimia, el profeta que anunció el advenimiento de Cristo. Lo único cierto es que su nombre verdadero fue Hermes Trismegisto, «el tres veces grande», y que fue el autor de La tabla esmeralda.

Dive into the enigmatic realm of Hermes Trismegistus through "The Hermetica: Contemporary English Translation," now available in a captivating audiobook format. Brought to you by TimeBridge Texts, this rendition of age-old wisdom, translated by Patrick McCormick, is an auditory journey into ancient esoteric knowledge, articulated in a language that speaks to today's listener.

The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection of 17 Greek writings whose authorship is traditionally attributed to the legendary Hellenistic figure Hermes Trismegistus, a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. The treatises were originally written between c. 100 and c. 300 CE, but the collection as known today was first compiled by medieval Byzantine editors. It was translated into Latin in the 15th century by the Italian humanist scholars Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499) and Lodovico Lazzarelli (1447–1500).

How do you find God? When your soul longs for the spiritual, how do you find the time to turn within? Now, this profound series invites you to look to the contemplative tradition for inspiration and answers. Prayer is one of the most essential acts of the Christian life. In this spiritually edifying 24-lecture series, you will join celebrated author and Pauline sister Kathryn James Hermes, F.S.P., in exploring the tradition of contemplative prayer.