Poimandres

🌌 Poimandres: The First Vision of Hermes

The Ancient Blueprint of Creation

Welcome to the mystical gateway of Hermetic Philosophy — Poimandres (The Shepherd of Men), the first of seventeen and the most enigmatic text of the Corpus Hermeticum. This isn't just ancient wisdom; it's a cosmic vision, a Spiritual Awakening, and — for some — a forgotten Genesis.

“A great being, more than vast in size and immeasurable in brilliance, called out my name and said: ‘What do you wish to hear and see, and what do you desire to learn and understand?’” 

- Poimandres, Corpus Hermeticum I

In this divine revelation, Hermes Trismegistus is pulled beyond the veil of the material world and into a state of Gnosis — direct, intuitive knowledge of the universe and the self. He converses not with a god in human form, but with Mind itself — Poimandres, the Logos, the first principle behind all existence.

From this opening line flows a river of insight that explores:

• The birth of light before darkness

• Humanity’s descent into nature not as sin, but as love

• The mystical union of Consciousness, reason, and form

This is the cosmic architecture before time. This is your invitation to remember...

👁️ A Dream Beyond Time: The Vision of Hermes

In a moment of deep Meditation, Hermes Trismegistus is swept away into a state of altered Consciousness, not unlike today’s descriptions of mystical or Psychedelic experiences. He is greeted by a being of pure Light — Poimandres, the Divine Mind, who offers to reveal the secrets of the universe.

"I am the Mind of Sovereignty, I know what you desire."

- Poimandres, Corpus Hermeticum I

🌠 The Creation Before Creation: A Prequel to Genesis?

What follows is a cosmogony — a sacred origin story. But here's the twist:

• 🌞 Light exists before darkness

• 💨 The Word (Logos) rises out of chaos

• 🔥 Elements form — fire, air, water, earth — ordered by Divine Will

This predates Genesis and eerily aligns with Big Bang Cosmology, where Vibration, light, and order emerge from a formless void.

💡 Consciousness: The Real Creator?

Poimandres isn't a god in the traditional sense — it's Consciousness itself. The Logos (Word/Reason) is birthed from this awareness and becomes the architect of the cosmos. Hermes is told:

“That which in you sees and hears is not of the earth, but is the Word of God incarnate.” 🌟 - Poimandres, Corpus Hermeticum I

Modern Science still wrestles with the hard problem of Consciousness. And yet here we have Hermeticism offering a bold answer millennia ago — Consciousness is primary.

🌍 Humanity: A Divine Spark in a Mortal World

Poimandres teaches that humanity comes from light, not dust. We are divine in origin, but we fall into nature — not out of sin, but out of love. 🌿❤️ This is echoed across many different ancient Civilisations including Antediluvian races like the Atlanteans who refer to "The Children of Light" or to modern day Thinkers like Robert Temple who connects Scientific context about our natural form being Plasma, in his book "The New Science of Heaven".

“Nature smiled for love… they were lovers.”

- Poimandres, Corpus Hermeticum I.14

This embrace leads to mortality — a beautiful fall rather than a punishment.

🔄 Falling into Form: Love and Death

By taking on a body made of elements, man enters a cycle of death. But Poimandres teaches that Gnosis - inner knowing - is the path back to the divine source.

🧬 Is This Ancient Science?

This vision aligns with modern ideas:

🔭 Quantum duality mirrors the division of light/dark

🎙️ Logos = Reason = underlying universal order

🔗 Everything is interconnected — like the cosmic web in Astrophysics

Poimandres is both poetic and scientific, mystical and modern. As Science progresses our Technocratic Civilisation's understanding of Cosmology it's becoming increasingly self-evident that our ancestor's ancient texts already may have comprehended and documented this wisdom within their own culture's of the time. But the real question is how did they obtain this knowledge? Was it through their own form of scientific endeavour or as the texts describe, was it revealed to them? 

🛸 Echoes Across Time: Enoch, Genesis, and Gnosis

Scholars connect Poimandres to apocalyptic visions like Enoch’s. Early Christians referenced Hermetic ideas, and alchemists revered Hermes. Whether Myth, memory, or metaphor — this vision echoes across ages.

🧘‍♂️ The Hermetic Path Today

In our Technocratic age of chaos and disconnect, Poimandres serves as an ancient reminder about our true Spiritual nature without religious doctrine:

• You are divine 😇

• The universe is alive 🌌 

• Return to Source is possible 🔁

🛤️ Begin Your Inner Ascent

This isn’t just a modern reading or blog post for discussion at one of our Symposiums - it’s an ancient invitation to explore and experience for yourself in the words of Poimandres

“Meditate deeply on these things.”

- Poimandres, Corpus Hermeticum