Tag Archives: hermeticism

Reaching Across the Aisle

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Nathan

The Acts of Simon Magus in the First Century AD: A Search in Secret Egypt, by Glendenning Cram – I read a review copy of this after the author commented on my blog post on Simon Magus, and announced that … Continue reading →

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Celsus and Paracelsus

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Nathan

I’ve already discussed Paracelsus in connection with his belief in elementals, but there was more to him than that. I suppose he was what would be considered a Renaissance man, with interests ranging from medicine to astrology and alchemy. While … Continue reading →

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