📌 BLOG POST #19
THE WAY OF HERMES — Part 19
The Eye of the Mind — Seeing Through Illusion
Tractate III — Illuminated Commentary (Section VI)
Hermes is taught that the human being possesses
two kinds of vision:
1️⃣ The Eyes of Flesh —
which see the physical world and its appearances
2️⃣ The Eye of the Mind —
which sees Truth directly
This inner sight reveals:
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What is hidden
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What endures
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What the physical eyes cannot grasp
It is the spiritual perception
that makes awakening possible.
🧠 KEY INSIGHT
When the Eye of the Mind opens,
the world stops being a distraction
and becomes a revelation.
Most humans mistake the illusion for the real.
Hermetic sight sees:
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Symbol behind appearance
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Light behind form
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Eternity behind time
🜂 What is illusion?
Not that the world is fake —
but that it is misinterpreted.
Illusion is:
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Identifying with the body instead of the soul
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Thinking temporary things define you
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Forgetting that Light is the real substance of existence
Illusion = forgetting.
Gnosis = remembering.
🌟 Awakening the Inner Eye
Hermetic perception recognizes:
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Synchrony
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Symbolism
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Hidden meaning
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Divine intelligence in all things
Suddenly:
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Life feels guided
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Moments feel significant
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Your path becomes visible
You are no longer blind in a universe of Light.
🔥 Modern Spiritual Application
When you feel stuck in the surface of life:
Ask:
“What is this trying to show me?”
Every challenge and blessing
is a message from the Divine Mind
to the soul awakening.
Nothing is random.
Everything is communication.
✨ Activation Practice
Gently touch the space between your eyebrows.
Breathe slowly.
Say:
“I see with the Eye of Light.”
Visualize a beam of awareness
piercing through illusion
into the truth of things.
That is your inner sight activating.
❓ Reflective Question
Where in your life
do you sense a deeper meaning
behind the surface events?
Follow that thread.
It leads to Gnosis.
✍️ 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
Inner Sight, Third Eye, Hermeticism, Awakening, Gnosis, Perception
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