In this first of four volumes dedicated to bringing a deeper clarity to the spiritual light of Hermeticism, Jan van Rijckenborgh uses the first two books of the ‘Corpus Hermeticum’ as a platform from which to demonstrate the ageless truths that have remained unwavering throughout antiquity.  

In spite of the many mutilations endured throughout the centuries, the author shows us how the Universal Hermetic Truths were also professed by the early Christian communities, and how its ‘living christianity’ is still completely relevant and pertinent to the spiritual seeker of today.  All real work of redemption, under whatever name it was undertaken within historical memory, finds its origins in the Egyptian Mysteries, in the fundamental wisdom of Hermes Trismegistos, and in this book the author connects us through this to the only path to true Life.

By helping the reader understand the manifold nuances of his temporary inner nature, the author also shows how Hermeticism brings us the liberating truth in a very practical sense.  From the awakening of the inner divinity to the birth of the new soul consciousness, the seeker is guided through the imperative steps that will lead to their liberation from the nature of transience, into the divine state of eternal ‘becoming’.