Paperback edition of the recent translation of the esoteric masterpiece, including the first English translation of iThe Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius pi- A resource for scholars and religious seekers alike p- iThe Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepiusi provides new insights into the actual workings of the gnostic spiritual path piThe Corpus Hermeticum, i a powerful fusion of Greek and Egyptian thought, is one of the cornerstones of the Western esoteric tradition. A collection of short philosophical treatises, it was written in Greek between the first and third centuries C.E. and translated into Latin during the Renaissance by the great scholar and philosopher Marsilio Ficino. These treatises were central to the spiritual work of hermetic societies in Late Antique Alexandria 200-700 C.E. and aimed to awaken gnosis, the direct realization of the unity of the individual and the Supreme. pIn addition to this new translation of iThe Corpus Hermeticumi, which see