The Creative Word- Egyptian & Hermetic Origins
This Januarys Ancient Wisdom and Forgotten Teachings Series, we turn to the creative word—how sound, symbol, and sacred speech shaped the ancient imagination. From Egyptian heka to Hermetic maxims, we’ll explore the ways language was seen not just as description, but as a force that calls reality into being.
January 2025 Entries
- January 5 — Thoth
Scribe of the gods and keeper of measure: writing, time, and wisdom at the crossroads of magic and law. - January 12 — Heka
The creative word as living power—speech, names, and intention as the engines of sacred transformation. - January 19 — The Emerald Tablets
“As above, so below”: the Hermetic vision of correspondence, alchemy, and the hidden pattern of the cosmos. - January 26 — Ma’at (Maat)
The principle of cosmic balance—truth, order, and the feather-light heart that keeps the world in harmony.