The crowned one said:
Hermeticism is an umbrella term and includes the Kabbalah in my mind.
Thank Pico Della Mirandola for this
It may be an umbrella term as in "Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn" (it wasn't), but the term officially refers to philosophical and religious teachings attributed to Hermes (Trismegistus) -- not related to the authentic Jewish Kabbalah in any way.
However, after doing some research, I have found that recently the system of Kabbalah used by the Golden Dawn, BOTA, Thelema, etc., is now referred to as "Hermetic Kabbalah." I don't know who invented this phrase, but they should be called out, IMHO.
This from Wikipedia:
"Hermetic Qabalah draws on a great many influences, most notably: Jewish Kabbalah, Western astrology, Tarot, Alchemy, pagan religions (especially Egyptian and Greco-Roman), neoplatonism, gnosticism, the Enochian system of angelic magic of John Dee and Edward Kelley, hermeticism, rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, and tantra. It differs from the Jewish form in being a more admittedly syncretic system, however it shares many concepts with Jewish Kabbalah."
Sure sounds familiar. Hermetic Kabbalah is neither Hermetic or Kabbalah. Kind of like Corinthian Leather, which is really vinyl made in New Jersey.