This is the first of a series of key concepts in Platonic philosophy, part of a work-in-progress glossary of theurgic…
Theurgy (θεουργία, literally “divine work”) is best understood as a collaborative effort between human beings and the gods. The word…
Historical Introduction and Significance The De mysteriis (hereafter DM) of the Neoplatonic philosopher Iamblichus (c. 240 – c. 325 CE)…
Neopythagorean numerology – specifically, speculation regarding the nature of the first ten numbers – was a prevalent feature of Gnostic,…
Translation by Brian Copenhaver, “Hermes Trismegistus, Proclus, and the Question of a Philosophy of Magic in the Renaissance.” In Ingrid…