{"id":1026,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","slug":"house-of-hermes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/?p=1026","title":{"rendered":"House of Hermes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><font color=\"#006699\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"><b>House of Hermes<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/embassyofthefreemind.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Embassy of the Free Mind<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/huis-met-hoofden.jpg\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The fortunate stocking dealer and art lover Nicolaas Sohier most likely commissioned Hendrick and his son Pieter de Keyser to design the richly decorated house. Sohier had bought two extra wide, adjacent lots and also owned part of the yard behind the Herengracht, in Amsterdam.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">House with side house<\/span><br \/>\nThe facade and layout of the house are very similar to that of Huis Bartolotti (Herengracht 170-172), which was owned by Sohier&#8217;s brother-in-law Jan Baptista Bartolotti. It is one of the few surviving examples of an early seventeenth-century house with a side house, the predecessor of the double house. To the right of the house is still a gate that led to the coach house. Above the gate was the coachman&#8217;s room.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yi1J8WciKQE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">The House with the Heads<\/span><br \/>\nThe six busts on the facade represent the heads of six gods: Apollo with laurel wreath (referring to the arts), Ceres with ears of corn (agriculture), Mercury with helmet (trade), Minerva (wisdom), Bacchus with bunches of grapes (wine) and Diana with the crescent (hunting).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">These images were commissioned by the second resident, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_De_Geer_(1587&ndash;1652)\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Louis de Geer<\/span><\/a>. With the placement of Mercury and Minerva &#8211; to the left and right of the main entrance &#8211; De Geer identified himself with both trade and wisdom.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Louis de Geer<\/span><br \/>\nArms dealer and banker Louis de Geer bought the property in 1634. He played an important role in the development of Swedish iron ore production and the export of related products. He supported King Gustav II Adolf with money and equipment during the 30 Years&#8217; War (1618-1648) and the war against Denmark. The King&#8217;s bust is still in the front house. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The de Geer family often invited many free-thinkers from allover Europe to stay there, as Amsterdam was and has always been one of the most tolerant places on earth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vTNMyzZ9hl0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hermes_Trismegistus\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Hermes Trismegistus<\/span><\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christian_Rosenkreuz\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Christian Rosenkreuz<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Jan Comenius<\/span><br \/>\nIn <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Huis_met_de_Hoofden\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">the House with the Heads<\/span><\/a> his son Laurens offered refuge to Czech refugee philosopher and educator <span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Jan Amos Comenius<\/span>. Later, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Amos_Comenius\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Comenius<\/span><\/a> would himself occupy a building on the Prinsengracht. His museum and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comeniusmuseum.nl\/index.php\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">mausoleum is in Naarden<\/span><\/a>. The root-name of Jan means &quot;God is Gracious&quot;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">In 1779, the house was sold to someone outside the family. Between 1811 and 1865, art dealer De Roos was located here. After that, a HBS and a Public Trade School were added to the building. In the 1900&#8217;s, the building was used by the Conservatory of Amsterdam and later by the municipal monument conservation agency. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Now, the building is home to the <a href=\"https:\/\/embassyofthefreemind.com\/en\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Embassy of the Free Mind<\/a><\/span>, and part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vQVNjxc37uc\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Joost Ritman Library<\/span><\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=leujBsmz418\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">over 27.000 books<\/span><\/a>, from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jakob_B&ouml;hme\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Jacob B&ouml;hme<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giordano_Bruno\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Giordano Bruno<\/span><\/a>, Comenius, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marsilio_Ficino\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Ficino<\/span><\/a>, etc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Hermes-teachings.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"114\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">&quot;Music composed according to the rules of the stars, the motions of the heavens, and an individual&#8217;s horoscope, will engender a forceful celestial healing power&quot;. <\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">(<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">M. Ficino <span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">15th C<\/span>.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Toning-Chanting-benefits.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"119\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">This library <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Sk_5HZ60W0\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">contains books<\/span><\/a> about the <a href=\"\/userfiles\/file\/Forlong-Chart-of-the-Religions-of-the-World.pdf\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">faiths of man in all lands<\/span><\/a> and in particular <a href=\"\/userfiles\/file\/HHP-10-yrs.pdf\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Western Esotericism<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">It  maintains a close collaboration with the Center for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsterdamhermetica.nl\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">History of Hermetic Philosophy<\/span><\/a>, part of the Faculty of Humanitas at the University of Amsterdam, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esswe.org\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">ESSWE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2020%20pics\/Garden-huismetdehoofden.jpg\" width=\"277\" height=\"139\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Contemplation Garden<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/2023%20pics\/Rosecrucian-Rev_%202022.jpg\" width=\"122\" height=\"158\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">In 1604 a &quot;new, bright star&quot; appeared in the sky!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House of Hermes Embassy of the Free Mind The fortunate stocking dealer and art lover Nicolaas Sohier most likely commissioned Hendrick and his son Pieter de Keyser to design the richly decorated house. Sohier had bought two extra wide, adjacent lots and also owned part of the yard behind the Herengracht, in Amsterdam. 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