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The Honey Trap: Understanding Pleasure and Embodiment in Gnosticism
In the Cave of the Nymphs, Porphyry saw the cosmos. Cicero preserved a secret genealogy: Eros, son of Hermes. Desire itself is Hermetic by lineage - the honey that draws us down is the same honey that preserves us through life and draws us back to the stars.
Melora M
29 Jun 2026
4 min read
