The Quest For Hermes Trismegistus

'The Quest for Hermes Trismegistus is an excellent addition to any history collection, highly recommended.'
– Midwest Book Review

'This book provides a very readable introduction to the history of Western Esotericism.'
– De Numine

'It is a bewildering tale which has many twists and turns which Lachman considers not only in its historical but also cultural and philosophical connections across time. He also helps us unravel the development of hermecticism, Gnosticism, and connections across the ages to such seminal and initiatory characters as Rudolf Steiner, G.I. Gurdjeff, Giordano Bruno, Marcilio Ficino, Pico Mirandolla, Cornelius Agrippa, Robert Fludd, Dr John Dee, and Athansius Kircher.'
– Stephen Cox Trust

'Gary Lachman offers us a fascinating history of the myth of Hermes Trismegistus and the translation of the Corpus Hermeticum... This is a comprehensive book covering all aspects of the tradition of Hermes... Lachman is an easy to read author yet has a near encyclopaedic knowledge of esotericism and is hence able to offer many different perspectives on the subject at hand... this is a truly informative journey through all aspects of Hermes Trismegistus.'
– Living Traditions Magazine

'Immensely erudite... the book traces the influence of hermetic thinking through different areas of the Western tradition drawing on a wide range of scholarship. It gives the reader quite a different flavour of the development of Western philosophy than would be found in any standard textbook.'
– Scientific and Medical Network Review

'Here is an entertaining, mostly historical introduction to a body of religious knowledge that has a deep influence on the course of Western philosophy – Hermeticism... This is a concise and interesting introduction.'
– Northern Earth

'Lachman's [book] at times is quite a deep study of the philosophy and psychology of esoteric sprituality.'
– Fortean Times.