In our modern world, teeming with technological marvels and dazzling progress, we might find ourselves standing at an unexpected crossroads, eerily foretold in ancient texts. Stripped of our connection to the sacred, and increasingly alienated from nature and each other, we can't help but wonder: Are we living Thoth's apocalyptic prophecy about the dark ages to come, that given to humanity thousands of years ago in the Hermetic texts and more specifically, the "Lament of Hermes"? What was this dark prophecy, how is it relevant to our modern world, and what lessons can we learn from this ancient wisdom that can illuminate our path forward? SUBSCRIBE for more documentaries:
/ @secretorigins9346 Hermes was the Greek version of the ancient Egyptian God Thoth, and the Romans knew him as Mercury. These cultures saw Hermes as a key figure in their mythology, a source of wisdom passed down through dialogues in texts known as the Hermetica. In the Hermetica, many of the dialogues are between Thoth-Hermes and various pupils of his. In one dialogue called the Asclepius, a lament is presented. It's like a prophecy, similar to the Mayan prophecy; one that seems to echo through time, presenting itself as a metaphor for our world. This lament prophesied that there will come a time when Egypt, which is an image of heaven, reflecting the divine operations at work in the cosmos, will be forsaken. The gods will return to heaven, leaving the once holy land desolate, bereft of their presence. But if we assume that Egypt is also used as a metaphor for the whole planet, then the prophecy seems quite disturbing.. Especially if we use it to analyze our world nowadays. "Do you know, Asclepius, that Egypt is an image of heaven, or to speak more exactly, in Egypt all the operations of the powers which rule and work in heaven are present in the earth below? In fact, it should be said that the whole cosmos dwells in this our land as in a sanctuary. And yet, since it is fitting that wise men should have knowledge of all events before they come to pass, you must not be left in ignorance of what I will now tell you.” “There will come a time when it will have been in vain that Egyptians have honored the godhead with heartfelt piety and service, and all our holy worship will be fruitless and ineffectual. The gods will return from Earth to heaven. Egypt will be forsaken, and the land which was once the home of religion will be left desolate, bereft of the presence of its deities.” “Oh, Egypt, Egypt, of thy religion nothing will remain but an empty tale, which thine own children in time to come will not believe. Nothing will be left but graven words, and only the stones will tell of thy piety. And in that day men will be weary of life, and they will cease to think the universe worthy of reverent wonder and worship.” In a way, it suggests that Egypt's profound religious devotion will become nothing more than an empty tale, a folklore that even its future generations will fail to believe. The echoes of its piety will be etched only on stones, and the reverence for life will wane. The world, once a glorious structure crafted by divine hands, will no longer be loved or wondered at; darkness will overshadow light, death will be seen as preferable to life.. But Egypt here is symbolic of a spiritually-focused civilization. And the passage speaks to a time when the spiritual wisdom and reverence, embodied by ancient Egypt, would be lost. Today, it can be viewed as a critique of modern societies' drifting away from holistic and spiritual understandings of the world. The warning is that profound knowledge and respect for the divine would disappear, replaced by hollow words and ritual, leading to a sense of disenchantment and dissatisfaction with life. It can also be paralleled with today’s societal shift from spiritual or religious values to a more secular, materialistic focus. The 'weary of life' phrase could be seen as a prophecy of the existential crisis and disillusionment common in modern societies. As respect for the cosmos and spiritual values wane, individuals may feel a lack of purpose or connection, leading to disillusionment and discontent. So there is a sort of spiritual decay that leads not only to individual unhappiness but also societal and ecological disorder.. They will no longer love this world around us, this incomparable work of God, this glorious structure which he has built, this sum of good made up of many diverse forms, this instrument whereby the will of God operates in that which he has made, ungrudgingly favoring man's welfare, this combination and accumulation of all the manifold things that call forth the veneration, praise and love of the beholder
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