Iamblichus And His Thought - pt 5 Between Gods and Men: The Daimonic Order

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Iamblichus And His Thought - pt 4 The Holy Hierarchies of The Gods

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Plotinus and the Neoplatonists A Brief History of the Platonic School of Late Antiquity

#Neoplatonism, the school of philosophy and #theology championed by a few wise men and women, was a jewel among those gifts from late antiquity. And it all came together under the quill of a Greek-speaking Egyptian named #Plotinus. Link in the comments.

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But in that he transcends everything and is entirely simplified, he appears as separate, removed, elevated, and wholly simplified, beyond the powers and elements of the cosmos.”

- #Iamblichus, 'On the Mysteries,' 7.2: 251.5-13

#IAMBLICHUS ON THE EGYPTIAN CREATOR-GOD

“Of such a sort, therefore, is the god who is the cause of all generation and nature, and of all the powers of the elements, insomuch as he transcends these things,

The Rosicrucian Counterculture with Ronnie Pontiac YouTube video by The Occult Rejects

Epic interview with The Occult Rejects today. Fun and far ranging.

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Great natures produce great evils when corrupted, and the greatest enterprises are in all cases the most harmful when they go to the bad.

- #Iamblichus, Letter 7

Damascius / Δαμάσκιος Damaskios (450-post 532 c.a)

Iamblichus / Ἰάμβλιχος Iamblichos / 𐡉𐡌𐡋𐡊𐡅 Yamlīkū (250-330)

Why I am persuaded that #Iamblichus De Anima is basically Sarvāstivādin Anatta doctrine in denial,
while #Damascius theory of Ineffable is basically Śūnyavāda plus rDzogs Chen well hidden?

#Neoplatonism #Buddhism #Mahayana

cc @polyphanes.bsky.social @edwardw2.bsky.social

Just as rust cannot injure gold, neither can shame touch excellence.

- #Iamblichus

All things are full of gods.

- #Iamblichus, 𝘋𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘪𝘴 1.9

Joan Francesc Oliveras Pallerols - Menander I and Nagasena

Totally unrelated to the current events:

I thought:

synthesizing

- the #Plotinus dialectics and The One
- #Iamblichus theory of the soul-as-changing-essence
- #Damascius theory of Nothingness-prior-to-The-One

You basically have sorta, half-baked #Sarvastivada - #Mahayana / #Daoism

IAMBLICHUS 1552 DE MYSTERIIS AEGYPTIORUM Latin OCCULT MAGIC DEMONOLOGY RITUALS

#books #antiquarian #16thcentury #Iamblichus #myteries #Egypt #occult #magic #demonology #ritual #latin #Mysticism #Supernatural #religion #Proclus #bookauction
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Deep Dive on Neoplatonism - SenseworldCafe Iamblichus is primarily concerned with defending and explaining the practices of theurgy, or ritualistic magic, within the context of a hierarchical cosmos governed by gods and other divine beings. He argues against skepticism about these practices, particularly challenges concerning the nature of divination and the efficacy of invoking deities.Key Themes and Ideas:Innate Knowledge of Gods: Iamblichus asserts that knowledge of the Gods is innate and prior to reason, judgment, and demonstration. This knowledge is a fundamental aspect of human essence and is "counited from the beginning with its proper cause." This suggests a pre-existing connection between humanity and the divine.Transcendent Nature of the Divine: Iamblichus emphasizes that the divine realm far surpasses human comprehension, using phrases like "thrice unknown darkness" to describe it. He states that "it is not possible that our conceptions should comprehend the power of the principles of all things." The ultimate reality is beyond human intellectual grasp.

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Briefing Document: Themes in Iamblichus and Plotinus


I. #Iamblichus #Plotinous #Porphyry
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#theurgy #occult #witch #plotinus #iamblichus #hen #neoplatonism #esoteric #occultmeme #esotericmeme #magick

No future prophet who raised his hands to the gods would ever be ignorant of what exists, that philosophy and magic would nourish the soul, and that medicine would preserve the body when sick. - Iamblichus, De Mysteriis #occult #witchtokrefugee #magick #theurgy #iamblichus #PGM #neoplatonism #witch

“When Pythagoras was asked about the purpose for which humans were created, he said, ‘To look upon the heavens’”

τί δὴ τοῦτό ἐστι Πυθαγόρας ἐρωτώμενος, ‘τὸ θεάσασθαι’ εἶπε ‘τὸν οὐρανόν’, #Iamblichus