The Hermetic Texts cover all aspects of Hermeticism as an esoteric philosophy and represent the culmination of the thought of the entire array of sages from the Alexandrian period. However, much of it is much older and dates back to a time before the Pharaohs, thus constituting the core of the Egyptian mystery tradition. The texts cover numerous topics, such as cosmogony, anthropogony, the nature of reality, and the method of spiritual development and transformation of man. With a language familiar even to people of our time, the Hermetic Texts are a work of unique value and usefulness in the modern quest. [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]