Hermeticism represents some of humanity's oldest philosophical knowledge about natural law and cosmic function. During Constantinople's collapse in the 1400s, scholars from Greece and western Turkey migrated to Florence, Italy, bringing these teachings westward. The speaker claims Leonardo da Vinci incorporated hermetic symbolism in his works and was an initiate of mystery schools, though this isn't universally accepted by historians. In the early 1600s, Isaac Casaubon was commissioned by the church to discredit Hermetica texts, arguing they originated in Alexandria rather than from ancient times like Moses's teachings, after which practitioners faced persecution.
Hermeticism's suppression and transmission to Renaissance Europe
Key facts
- Hermeticism is based on the oldest knowledge about natural law and how the universe functions
- In the 1400s during Constantinople's collapse, practitioners from Greece and western Turkey migrated to Florence, Italy
- Leonardo da Vinci was an initiate of mystery schools and incorporated hermetic symbolism in his works
- Isaac Kasuban (c. 1600s) was hired by the church to discredit the Hermetica texts
- He claimed the Hermetica was written in Alexandria and not as old as Moses's teachings
- The church subsequently burned practitioners of hermeticism and pagan traditions at stakes
Sources
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