THE WAY OF HERMES — Part 4
The Descent of the Soul & The Body of Forgetfulness
Poimandres — Illuminated Commentary (Section IV)
When the soul falls into the earthly realm,
it puts on a garment of forgetfulness —
a layered identity that hides its true nature.
Hermes is shown that the soul takes on:
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A physical body
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A personality shaped by the world
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Emotional wounds and habits
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A false sense of separation
This is why many feel:
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Lost
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Confused
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Homesick for something they can’t name
It is not weakness.
It is amnesia of divinity.
🧠 KEY INSIGHT
The human struggle is not a flaw —
it is a temporary forgetting of the Light we are.
🜂 The Soul’s Descent — Step by Step
1️⃣ Light/Soul — perfect & infinite
2️⃣ Mind — begins to individuate
3️⃣ Astral Form — emotional identity begins
4️⃣ Physical Body — complete immersion
5️⃣ Veil of Forgetting — mission begins
Hermes is told:
The soul enters the body to gain experience
and to learn creative mastery.
It is a sacred descent, not a punishment.
🌑 Why the Forgetting?
Because if we remembered everything:
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There would be no growth
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No mystery
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No transformation
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No journey home
The forgetting creates the heroic path.
The moment we start remembering…
the descent turns into ascent.
🌟 Modern Application
When you feel disconnected:
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It is a sign of awakening
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The soul knocking on consciousness
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The beginning of self-realization
Hermetic Gnosis says:
“You are not discovering anything new —
you are remembering what you already are.”
✨ Activation Practice
Speak softly:
“I am remembering my Light.”
Put your hand over your heart.
Breathe slow and deep.
Feel your inner spark respond.
Because it always does.
✍️ 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, Poimandres, Soul Awakening, Esoteric Wisdom
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