1st-3rd c.
Hermetic texts circulate in late antique Egypt
Dialogues attributed to Hermes Trismegistus frame philosophy as revelation, cosmology, and spiritual ascent.
Interactive timelines
Historical maps for the archive
History of Hermeticism
15th c.
Renaissance Hermetic revival
Florentine translation projects reconnect Hermetic, Platonic, Christian, and magical vocabularies.
Development of Theurgy
3rd-5th c.
Theurgy develops in Neoplatonic ritual philosophy
Iamblichean theurgy distinguishes divine action from ordinary discursive thought and becomes central for later esoteric reception.
History of Alchemy
12th-13th c.
Alchemy enters Latin intellectual culture
Arabic and Greek materials move into Latin translation streams, expanding alchemy as laboratory, cosmology, and symbolism.
Christian Esotericism
1614-1616
Rosicrucian manifestos appear
The manifestos intensify dreams of reform, hidden brotherhood, Christian esotericism, and symbolic healing.
Evolution of Freemasonry
1717
Grand Lodge formation in London
Speculative Freemasonry enters a new public institutional phase with ritual, moral, and architectural symbolism.
Astrology through the Ages
1888
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn is founded
A modern initiatic synthesis joins Qabalah, astrology, tarot, ritual magic, color symbolism, and temple work.
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