Essay

Liber Primus — How to Read the World

Alexander Zheludev

An essay on attention, the Hermetic tradition and how metaphysical thinking enters modern life.

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The opening essay of The Hermetic Reading. These links lead to the published April 2026 text and 40-minute recording. The written and spoken editions differ in length.

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