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The Occult Foundations of American Healthcare

Post author:Sheila Marler
Post published:06/21/2011
Post category:The Healthcare Crisis
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Today, runaway healthcare costs and inaccessibility of medical care have revived interest in the caduceus of Hermes, the liar, thief and trickster god. Who is Hermes, and why is his caduceus the symbol of American healthcare?

Hermes Trismegistus and American Healthcare

Post author:Sheila Marler
Post published:04/03/2011
Post category:The Healthcare Crisis
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The process by which Hermes’ caduceus came to symbolize medicine is full of confusion and mistaken associations. There may have also been an element of guile worthy of Hermes the…