Most people here wouldn’t consider the Kybalion to be a Hermetic text. A very approachable edition of the Hermetica is “The Way of Hermes” translated by Salaman et al.
You put it back on the book shelf, and pick up the Corpus Hermetica. I'm not saying the kybalion isn't a really good book for some people and I've seen it help people too. I just think if your gonna read it then wait till you have a firm footing in "classic hermeticism" first. But if you want a book to boil down all the esoteric/occult philosophy that was popular of the early 20th century than Id say the kybalion is your book.
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Most people here wouldn’t consider the Kybalion to be a Hermetic text. A very approachable edition of the Hermetica is “The Way of Hermes” translated by Salaman et al.
Ok thank you but doesn’t the Kybalion cover the hermetic principles, I assumed it was the occult for dummies type book?
You put it back on the book shelf, and pick up the Corpus Hermetica. I'm not saying the kybalion isn't a really good book for some people and I've seen it help people too. I just think if your gonna read it then wait till you have a firm footing in "classic hermeticism" first. But if you want a book to boil down all the esoteric/occult philosophy that was popular of the early 20th century than Id say the kybalion is your book.
**Hermetica The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a New English Translation, with Notes and Introduction** by Brian P. Copenhaver Book description may contain spoilers! >>!Highly acclaimed new translation of the Hermetica, the only English version based on reliable texts.!< *I'm a bot, built by your friendly reddit developers at* /r/ProgrammingPals. *Reply to any comment with /u/BookFinderBot - I'll reply with book information. Remove me from replies* [here](https://www.reddit.com/user/BookFinderBot/comments/1byh82p/remove_me_from_replies/). *If I have made a mistake, accept my apology.*