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[Online] Starting Mon Jun 15 5pm Book Club XXVI The Quest for Hermes Trismegistus

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Book Club XXVI The Quest for Hermes Trismegistus
From Ancient Egypt to the Modern World by Gary Lachman
Mondays beginning June 15th, 5-6:30pm PST
5 weeks: June 15th, 22nd, 29th, July 13th, 20th
Facilitated by Jessica Chappell
Location: Online via Zoom
Recorded for absentees: Audio recording available for all participants

Our 26th convergence of the 22 Teachings Book Club presents The Quest for Hermes Trismegistus by Gary Lachman.

Part historical investigation, part esoteric pilgrimage, this text traces the mysterious and enduring current of Hermeticism from ancient Egypt into the modern world. Through philosophy, magic, alchemy, Gnosticism, Renaissance thought, Rosicrucianism, and modern occultism, Lachman follows the figure of Hermes Trismegistus as he repeatedly emerges at moments when humanity begins searching for a deeper understanding of consciousness, divinity, imagination, and the hidden architecture of reality.

And yes… the author was also a founding member of Blondie.

Before becoming one of the most respected contemporary writers on Western esotericism, Gary Lachman performed alongside Debbie Harry during the early formation of Blondie in 1970s New York. There is something beautifully Hermetic about this bridge between counterculture, art, music, and the hidden tradition itself. Hermes has always moved through unexpected channels.

This text gives us an opportunity to encounter Hermeticism not as a static philosophy, but as a living stream that continues to shape the Western Mystery Tradition. Along the way we will encounter the Corpus Hermeticum, Egyptian cosmology, Gnosis, alchemy, Giordano Bruno, Renaissance magic, Rosicrucianism, Dr. Dee, Romanticism, and the modern revival of Hermetic thought.

The reading layout is as follows. Please have these read before the meeting and be ready to share.

Week 1: Monday, June 15
Introduction: The Hermetic Quest
Chapter 1: The Religion of the Mind
Chapter 2: Out of Egypt

Week 2: Monday, June 22
Chapter 3: When Thoth Met Hermes
Chapter 4: Emerald Tablets

Week 3: Monday, June 29
Chapter 5: The Dignity of Man

No bookclub meeting July 6th

Week 4: Monday, July 13
Chapter 6: Hermes in the Underworld

Week 5: Monday, July 20
Chapter 7: Hermes Rising
Endnotes and concluding reflections

Please note:

Those who register late will receive access to the previous week’s recordings.
Payment of $20 grants you access to all 5 weeks and the Zoom link is the same each week.
Download PDF with Zoom link from the confirmation screen at checkout.

The book is available online through our affiliate link here: https://amzn.to/3PqdVlQ

As always with our bookclub, we record audio only, no video, and this is sent to everyone who is signed up. We do not sell the audio later on the website. This is a participation based event, designed for all to share and feel safe to ask questions, share experiences and learn together.

This discussion will be facilitated by professional Tarot Reader, ceremonial magician, and long-time student of 22 Teachings Jessica Chappell of Tarot de Baja.

Jessica will reach out to everyone signed up a few days in advance of week 1 to check in.

At 22 Teachings, Jessica leads the Book Club and creates tarot-based ritual classes that invite students to step inside the symbols so that what is read on the page becomes lived, embodied magic. Jessica has always been a seeker, and motherhood initiated her into a new octave of magic. Becoming Bisou’s mother gave her an even clearer sense of why spiritual practice matters in real life, in real time, with tiny hands tugging at the hem of ritual.

Her relationship with the unseen began in childhood, collecting crystals and reading tarot as a way to listen beneath the surface of things. In 2017, she began formal study with Naha at 22 Teachings, where her work in Hermetic Qabalah, ritual magic, and tarot became a dedicated path. She approaches the tarot as a living book of wisdom, a mirror for our human experience, and a practical tool for choosing the next right step when the soul is quietly asking for change.