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The first Hermetic treatise narrates a teaching encounter and promises salvation. Keep apart the authority the narrative claims, the work of historical interpretation and the question of warrant.
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Knowing oneself in Poimandres · Lesson 1 of 1
Poimandres: knowing oneself and trusting a teacher
The teaching in Poimandres links self-recognition to salvation. The lesson keeps the authority of this teaching story apart from historical interpretation and from independent support for the claims it makes.
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Knowing oneself in Poimandres
How could knowing oneself transform a life, and what warrants trusting a teacher who promises salvation? Follow the teaching encounter in Poimandres and examine how the work connects knowledge with divine life.