THE WAY OF HERMES — Part 1 The Divine Mind & The Birth of Light

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THE WAY OF HERMES — Part 1

The Divine Mind & The Birth of Light

Illuminated Commentary on Tractate I: Poimandres

Hermetic Gnosis begins with a vision:
The Divine Mind reveals who we truly are.

Poimandres — the Mind of God — shows Hermes the structure of existence:

• There is One Light behind all forms

• The universe is a reflection of Divine Thought

• The human soul is born from Light

This is the foundation of Hermetic spirituality:

We are not flesh trying to become spiritual.
We are Light, temporarily experiencing flesh.

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🜂 Key Symbols

Symbol	Meaning
Light	True Self / God Consciousness
Darkness	Ignorance / Forgetfulness
Word (Logos)	Creative Thought that shapes reality
Water	The emotional-subconscious realm
Fire	Awakening and transformation

These symbols appear in nearly every mystical tradition — including Gnostic Christianity and Kabbalah.

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🌟 Illuminated Teaching

Poimandres tells Hermes:

“Understand what you see and know that you are Light.”

This means:

• Your consciousness is older than the stars

• Your life is not an accident

• You are here to remember yourself

When we awaken to Mind:

• Fear dissolves

• Destiny becomes clear

• We step into soul authority

You are not a product of Earth —
You are a visitor, a creator, a divine architect.

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🔥 Modern Application

When anxiety or doubt says:

“This is all there is.”

Hermetic Gnosis says:

“Look within — the entire cosmos is there.”

The Light you seek
is the Light you are.

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✨ Activation Practice

Speak or think:

“I am born of Light.
I return to Light.
The Light in me cannot be diminished.”

Breathe in deeply, imagining Light filling your chest.

This is how Hermetic transformation begins —

with remembrance.

✍️ About the Author

Reverend Michael Cook, D.Div, is the Architect of Light and founder of the Cook Universal Ministry — a spiritually independent Hermetic-Gnostic tradition dedicated to awakening the Divine Human within all who seek the inner Light.🔖 Tags

Hermeticism, Gnosis, Esoteric Christianity, Divine Mind, Enlightenment, Corpus Hermeticum