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Proclus’s Hymn to Hekate and Janus

October 28, 2021 Phainolis

What follows is my new new interlinear translation of Proclus’s Hymn #6. This translation is © Copyright 2021 and will…

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Posted in: Invocations, Translations Filed under: Hekate, Hymns, Invocations, Janus, Neoplatonism, Prayers, Proclus, Purification, Theurg

“Participation” in Platonic Philosophy

July 6, 2019 Phainolis

This is the first of a series of key concepts in Platonic philosophy, part of a work-in-progress glossary of theurgic…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Aristotle, Beauty, Definitions, Forms, Imitation, Mimesis, Neoplatonism, Participation, Plato, Pythagoras, Pythagoreans, Theurgy

What is Theurgy?

June 12, 2019 Phainolis 1 Comment

Theurgy (θεουργία, literally “divine work”) is best understood as a collaborative effort between human beings and the gods. The word…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Chaldean Oracles, Dualism, Iamblichus, Monism, Neoplatonism, Plato, Plotinus, Ritual, Sumbola, Sunthemata, Theurgy, Theurgy as Demiurgy

Iamblichus’ On the Mysteries: An Introduction

May 23, 2019 Phainolis

Historical Introduction and Significance The De mysteriis (hereafter DM) of the Neoplatonic philosopher Iamblichus (c. 240 – c. 325 CE)…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Egyptian Metaphysics, Ficino, Iamblichus, Kmeph, Late Antiquity, matter, Neoplatonism, Problem of Evil, Ritual Materials, Symbols, Theurgy, Theurgy as Demiurgy

Introduction to Arithmology, Part 1

April 29, 2019 Phainolis

Neopythagorean numerology – specifically, speculation regarding the nature of the first ten numbers – was a prevalent feature of Gnostic,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Corpus Hermeticum, De Mysteriis, Demiurge, Greek Texts, Heka, Hermes Trismegistus, Hermetism, Iamblichus, Kmeph, matter, Neoplatonism, Poimandres, Pythagoras, tetractys, Translations

Proclus, On the Priestly Art

February 2, 2019 Phainolis

Translation by Brian Copenhaver, “Hermes Trismegistus, Proclus, and the Question of a Philosophy of Magic in the Renaissance.” In Ingrid…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Greek Texts, Neoplatonism, Planetary Magic, Planetary Theurgy, Proclus, Purification, Ritual Materials, Symbols, Translations

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