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Corpus Hermeticum XI

Corpus Hermeticum XI is a dialogue between Hermes and Tat on the nature of the divine mind, the cosmos, and the human being.|||Greek text preserved in the same manuscripts as CH I.|||Composed in Greek in Alexandria, Egypt, in the 1st–3rd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Discusses the nature of the divine mind, the cosmos, and the human being, emphasizing the role of the mind in the ascent of the soul.|||Copenhaver, B. P. Hermetica. Cambridge University Press, 1992.|||Festugière, A.-J. La Révélation d'Hermès Trismégiste. Les Belles Lettres, 1944–1954.|||Corpus Hermeticum XI — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/gno/th1/index.htm|G. R. S. Mead's translation.;; Corpus Hermeticum — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Hermeticum|Background and discussion.|||" The mind is the gift of God to the soul, and the soul is the gift of God to the body." — Corpus Hermeticum XI (paraphrase)

Collection: Hermetic Literature Canon: varies

Canon Status

Not canonical in any tradition.

Date & Provenance

Composed in Greek in Alexandria, Egypt, in the 1st–3rd century CE.

Language & Manuscripts

Greek text preserved in the same manuscripts as CH I.

Why It Matters for Study

Discusses the nature of the divine mind, the cosmos, and the human being, emphasizing the role of the mind in the ascent of the soul.

" The mind is the gift of God to the soul, and the soul is the gift of God to the body." — Corpus Hermeticum XI (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.

  • " The mind is the gift of God to the soul, and the soul is the gift of God to the body." — Corpus Hermeticum XI (paraphrase) " The mind is the gift of God to the soul, and the soul is the gift of God to the body." — Corpus Hermeticum XI (paraphrase)

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Further Reading

Copenhaver, B. P. Hermetica. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Festugière, A.-J. La Révélation d'Hermès Trismégiste. Les Belles Lettres, 1944–1954.
Corpus Hermeticum XI — Sacred Texts|https://www.sacred-texts.com/gno/th1/index.htm|G. R. S. Mead's translation.;; Corpus Hermeticum — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Hermeticum|Background and discussion.