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You ever wish you could just eat a book and absorb every word? Note to self to buy a copy after I return this to have on hand for reference. Chapter 5 is easily the best introduction to the topic of Hermeticism I’ve found. Ties together Idrīs with Enoch/Metatron/Thoth/Thoth-Hermes/Hermes/Hermes twice-great/Hermes Trimegistus/Enmeduranki/Nabu(Nebo)/Budhasaf (Buddha)/ Sābi by explaining rich crosscultural history.

Incredible writing. Chapter “The Stars Are Muslims” helps develop my understanding of the historical intersections between different movements of Islam and astrology.

Super interesting! Helping redefine how I think about magic and religion.