The Hermetic Physician: The Magical Teachings of Giuliano Kremmerz and the Fraternity of Myriam

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• Explores Kremmerz’s life, his teachings, his work as a hermetic physician, and the metaphysical and hermetic principles that guided his activities • Offers a detailed account of the distance healing practices, diagnostic methods, and rituals of the Fraternity of Myriam • Includes texts written by Kremmerz on the inner workings and magical operations of the fraternity, intended for its practicing members Giuliano Kremmerz (1861-1930), born Ciro Formisano, was one of the most influential Italian occultists, alchemists, and Hermetic masters of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, though he remains almost unknown to English readers. In 1896, Kremmerz began writing about natural and divine magic, healing, and alchemy through the journal Il Mondo Secreto (The Secret World). At the same time, he founded a school known as the Schola Philosophica Hermetica Classica Italica as well as a magical group, the Therapeutic and Magical Fraternity of Myriam. Within the Myriam, he sought to use Hermetic, magical, and Pythagorean principles to harness the power of the psyche and convey collective energies for therapeutic purposes and distance healing. His initiatic order would become the principal esoteric society in Italy--comparable to its British counterpart, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn--but forced to be a carefully guarded secret as Mussolini’s government rose to power. In this unique compilation of essays, David Pantano presents an in-depth study of Kremmerz’s life and work by his student and initiate, Italian esotericist Marco Daffi. Without holding back criticism, Daffi provides a detailed account of the history and practices of the Myriam as well as the metaphysical and Hermetic principles that guided their activities. Revealing Kremmerz’s rediscovery of the occult healing of ancient mystery schools, Daffi also shows how Kremmerz laid the foundation for passing this initiatory tradition on to the new millennium. He explores the means by which Kremmerz said miracles can be performed and the way Hermetic forces affect both bodily health and mystical eroticism. Throughout this collection, David Pantano provides extensive annotations, offering the English reader essential historical and mystical context for Daffi’s work. Connecting to untranslated Italian texts and elucidating Daffi’s poetic style, Pantano’s commentary reveals the particular tradition of Italian esoterism. Pantano also includes rare and unpublished texts written by Kremmerz and intended for the Myriam’s practicing members. Combined, these papers offer a picture of the inner workings and magical operations of this fraternity, available for the first time in English. Title Page Epigraph FOREWORD. Giuliano Kremmerz’s Position in Italian Esotericism and His Relation to Marco Daffi and Julius Evola by Hans Thomas Hakl TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE. Opening Notes by Opening Notes The Structure Of This Book INTRODUCTION. On Giuliano Kremmerz, His Work and Thought by Marco Daffi PART ONE. Giuliano Kremmerz and the Therapeutic-Magical Fraternity of Myriam by Marco Daffi Introduction Chapter 1. Giuliano Kremmerz: The Life and the Man The Man The Writer The Master The Therapeut Bibliographic Notes Chapter 2. History of the Therapeutic-Magical + Fraternity + of Myriam PART TWO. Collected Works on Hermetic Alchemy, Therapy, and Eros by Marco Daffi Chapter 3. Introduction Chapter 4. Critical Notes on Hermetic Therapeutics 1: June 27–August 24, 1968 Chapter 5. Critical Notes on Hermetic Therapeutics 2: August 31, 1968 Chapter 6. Notes on the Seven Forms of Intelligence in Hermetic Medicine Chapter 7. Eros and the Four Hermetic Bodies Eros The Saturnian Body The Lunar Body The Mercurial Body The Solar Body Chapter 8. On the Opera Omnia of Giuliano Kremmerz The Secret World (“Introduction To The Science Of The Magi”) And On Hermetic Medicine Angels And Demons Of Love The Hermetic Door Commentarium The Tarot: On Divinatory Magic And On Death Conversations At The Pythagorean Academy And At The Virgilian Circle Medicine Of The Gods Dialogues On Hermeticism Various Writings And Unpublished Manuscripts Catechism Of The Fraternity Of Myriam Lunations Summary APPENDICES. Selected Historical Papers of the Fraternity of Myriam by Giuliano Kremmerz Appendix A. Introduction by David Pantano Appendix B. Credo with a Preface by Giammaria Appendix C. The Fundamental Program I. Report to the Twelve Supreme Masters of the Operating College II. Statutes and Programs of the Myriam Appendix D. Circular to the Presidents of the Fraternity of Myriam, June 29, 1914 Appendix E. The Sagittarius Ritual and the Aries Ritual I. Preamble II. Statutes and Program of the Myriam The Sagittarius Ritual The Aries Ritual III. Footnotes About the Author and Translator About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company Books of Related Interest Copyright & Permissions Index