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Wouter J. Hanegraaff

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I’m a scholar of the unknown, a historian of the forgotten, and a writer about everything that might be possible. You can find all my work at www.wouterjhanegraaff.net

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Wouter Jacobus Hanegraaff is professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy and related currents at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Science (KNAW) and an honorary member of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE), having served as its first president from 2005 to 2013. .. more

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Wouter J. Hanegraaff @wouterjhanegraaff.bsky.social · Mar 23

And yet another long Hermetic interview, this one with a focus on the story of Lodovico Lazzarelli, the forgotten “second” translator and brilliant commentator on the Corpus Hermeticum youtu.be/1tENiH8iFHI

Rebirth and Alchemy of Soul Making in the Real Hermetic Tradition - with Prof Wouter J. Hanegraaff.

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Wouter J. Hanegraaff @wouterjhanegraaff.bsky.social · Mar 23

Happy with this interview about Hermeticism in Roman Egypt,the study of esotericism, and those times whenthe Netherlands were known for their climate of tolerance. youtu.be/jzJWxggsyAw?...

Noetic Perception, the Hallucination of the Soul & Altered States of Gnosis w. Wouter Hanegraaff

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Wouter J. Hanegraaff @wouterjhanegraaff.bsky.social · Feb 1

My article on "Esotericism and Democracy" just got published in Portuguese translation in Brazil.

ESOTERISMO E DEMOCRACIA: ALGUNS ESCLARECIMENTOS | Plural

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Wouter J. Hanegraaff @wouterjhanegraaff.bsky.social · Dec 10

Here’s the cover of my new book. It will come out this spring.

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Wouter J. Hanegraaff @wouterjhanegraaff.bsky.social · Nov 30

Necessary reading. Having seen the Chilean writer Benjamin Labatut speak at the Nexus conference in Amsterdam, I ended up devouring his two books in quick succession: When We Cease to Understand the World (2021) and The MANIAC (2023). Extremely scary, deeply impressive, and strongly recommended.

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Wouter J. Hanegraaff @wouterjhanegraaff.bsky.social · Nov 24

Blue sky? I saw it in Egypt a few weeks ago. I’d love to see it again.