REINTEGRATING THE HERMETICA

A conversation with Wouter Hanegraaff, Aaron Cheak, Shannon Grimes, and Ike Baker.

Late antique Hermetism presents a corpus of philosophical writings with a distinct emphasis on gnosis and spiritual rebirth. Scholars have tended to distinguish and separate these writings from the so-called “technical” Hermetica—the magical, theurgical, astrological, and alchemical texts attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. Scholars are increasingly aware that this is an arbitrary division and that a need exists to reintegrate the “philosophical” and “technical” Hermetica. What, then, does the worldview and purview of the Hermetica start to look like when we bring these pieces back together?

Free event live via Zoom (recorded)
Saturday, 14 November 2026
7:00–9:00 pm UTC