A closer look
In the Hellenistic worldview, the planets weren't just rocks in space—they were hostile wardens guarding the gates of reality. The Corpus Hermeticum outlines a brutal cosmological jailbreak. As the soul ascends after death, it must pass through seven planetary spheres, systematically stripping off the negative cosmic influences (like lust from Venus and wrath from Mars) acquired during birth. Only by hacking these celestial passwords can the practitioner reach the divine intellect free of astrological tyranny.
