Hermes with Ram Bull in his lap

in his lap

and scroll with quill pen for poetry and history

enigmatic and beguiling scent

wild Greek goddess of forest and field

this book presents a complete system of practice utilizing ritual

Hermes with Ram Bull in his lapThrice Great Hermes! Stones called hermes protected all Greco Roman crossroads. The sign of the cross originally invoked the four sacred directions of Hermes. He was considered the Master Philosopher in Arab, Greek and medieval cultures. He is shown wearing an Etruscan peasant hat, carrying a ram, holding a caduceus and wearing winged sandals. His wise face implies hermetic knowledge. [Boston Museum, c. 400 BCE.] 8" gypsumstone statue, walnut shell