Editing Hermeticism (section)

====Reincarnation and rebirth====
{{See also|Reincarnation|Transmigration of the soul}}
[[Reincarnation]] is mentioned in Hermetic texts. Hermes Trismegistus asked:

{{blockquote|O son, how many bodies have we to pass through, how many bands of demons, through how many series of repetitions and cycles of the stars, before we hasten to the One alone?{{sfn|''The Way of Hermes''|1999|p=33}}
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Rebirth appears central to the practice of hermetic philosophy. The process would begin with a candidate separating themselves from the world before they rid themselves of material vices; they are then reborn as someone completely different from who they were before.{{sfn|Bull|2015}}