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"Reveals how the largest Sun Temple in the world, built according to Hermetic principles, is located at one of Christianity's holiest sites: the Vatican Shows how famous Renaissance philosophers and scientists called for a Hermetic reformation of Christianity by building a magical Temple of the Sun in Rome Explains how the Vatican architect Bernini designed St. Peter's Square to reflect heliocentric and Hermetic principles Reveals how the design was masterminded by Bernini, Jesuit scholars, the mystical Queen Christine of Sweden, and several popes In 16th century Italy, in the midst of the Renaissance, two powerful movements took hold. The first, the Hermetic Movement, was inspired by an ancient set of books housed in the library of Cosimo de' Medici and written by the Egyptian sage Hermes Trismegistus. The movement expounded the return of the "true religion of the world" based on a form of natural magic that could draw down the powers of the heavens and incorporate them into statues and physical structures. The other movement, the Heliocentric Movement launched by Copernicus, was a direct challenge to the Vatican's biblical interpretation of a geocentric world system. Declared a h

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Author

Robert Bauval; Chiara Hohenzollern; Sandro Zicari Ph.D.

Publisher

Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781591431787

Category

history

Subjects

Body Mind & Spirit, Art, Religion

Rating

3.61 / 5 (27 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14