A QUICK GUIDE TO NEOPLATONISM
The neoplatonists were a group of greek philosophers around 250 AD who drew upon platonic and neopythagorean philosophy to talk about god. While they were not magicians in of themselves, their ideas about the nature of god and reality would be influential for e...
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2022-11-12 18:28:33 +0000 UTC View PostPYTHAGORAS, THE FIRST MAGICIAN?
The ancient greeks loved triangles, couldn’t get enough of the things. In terms of human beings most associated with triangles, Pythagoras is right there at the top. He was also a magical practitioner who ran what could be called a “math cult.”
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2022-11-10 18:14:09 +0000 UTC View PostPYTHAGORAS, THE FIRST MAGICIAN?
The ancient greeks loved triangles, couldn’t get enough of the things. In terms of human beings most associated with triangles, Pythagoras is right there at the top. He was also a magical practitioner who ran what could be called a “math cult.”
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2022-11-09 18:22:39 +0000 UTC View PostPYTHAGORAS, THE FIRST MAGICIAN?
The ancient greeks loved triangles, couldn’t get enough of the things. In terms of human beings most associated with triangles, Pythagoras is right there at the top. He was also a magical practitioner who ran what could be called a “math cult.”
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2022-11-07 19:19:39 +0000 UTC View PostBEFORE WE TALK ABOUT MYSTERY CULTS, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT PYTHAGORAS
The ancient greeks loved triangles, couldn’t get enough of the things. In terms of human beings most associated with triangles, Pythagoras is right there at the top. He was also a magical practitioner who ran what could ...
2022-11-03 17:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostBEFORE WE TALK ABOUT MYSTERY CULTS, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT PYTHAGORAS
The ancient greeks loved triangles, couldn’t get enough of the things. In terms of human beings most associated with triangles, Pythagoras is right there at the top. He was also a magical practitioner who ran what could ...
2022-11-01 19:05:31 +0000 UTC View PostBEFORE WE TALK ABOUT MYSTERY CULTS, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT PYTHAGORAS
The ancient greeks loved triangles, couldn’t get enough of the things. In terms of human beings most associated with triangles, Pythagoras is right there at the top. He was also a magical practitioner who ran ...
2022-10-31 16:49:25 +0000 UTC View PostBefore we begin, I have a confession to make; I am enthralled by petty youtuber drama. It is indulgent of me, but there is something captivating about the meaninglessness of it all, like a dionysian play writ large upon the blogosphere. I am a temperate person, but sometimes I cannot help but dri...
2022-10-14 18:19:53 +0000 UTC View PostBefore we begin, I have a confession to make; I am enthralled by petty youtuber drama. It is indulgent of me, but there is something captivating about the meaninglessness of it all, like a dionysian play writ large upon the blogosphere. I am a temperate person, but sometimes I cannot help but dri...
2022-10-13 18:17:12 +0000 UTC View PostBefore we begin, I have a confession to make; I am enthralled by petty youtuber drama. It is indulgent of me, but there is something captivating about the meaninglessness of it all, like a dionysian play writ large upon the blogosphere. I am a temperate person, but sometimes I cannot help but dri...
2022-10-12 18:22:31 +0000 UTC View PostBefore we begin, I have a confession to make; I am enthralled by petty youtuber drama. It is indulgent of me, but there is something captivating about the meaninglessness of it all, like a dionysian play writ large upon the blogosphere. I am a temperate person, but sometimes I cannot help but dri...
2022-10-11 18:52:37 +0000 UTC View PostBefore we begin, I have a confession to make; I am enthralled by petty youtuber drama. It is indulgent of me, but there is something captivating about the meaninglessness of it all, like a dionysian play writ large upon the blogosphere. I am a temperate person, but sometimes I cannot help but dri...
2022-10-10 18:34:31 +0000 UTC View PostBefore we begin, I have a confession to make; I am enthralled by petty youtuber drama. It is indulgent of me, but there is something captivating about the meaninglessness of it all, like a dionysian play writ large upon the blogosphere. I am a temperate person, but sometimes I cannot help but dri...
2022-10-07 18:40:38 +0000 UTC View PostA QUICK GUIDE TO MYSTERY CULTS
PYTHAGORAS
A QUICK GUIDE TO MYSTERY CULTS
PYTHAGORAS
I will now be working from:
- Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Edited by Ankarloo and Clark
- Magic Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds, by Daniel Ogden
- Forbidden Rites, A Necromancers Manual of the 15th Century, by Richard Kieckhefer
2022-09-22 18:33:16 +0000 UTC View PostI've been speaking to some classicists, so the research might be changing tack here soon. Especially with the notes getting so exhaustive, I want to see if I can't get some guidance here.
2022-09-15 19:03:09 +0000 UTC View PostGRECO ROMAN MAGIC
INTRODUCTION
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2022-09-15 19:02:06 +0000 UTC View PostINTRO
They are bad. This observation, like Ben’s work, is neither poignant nor original. I do not like Mr. Shapiro, and I will not claim to approach this review from a place of impartiality. To do so would be dishonest of me. At the same time, I wish to highlight the opportunity this coll...
2022-09-13 17:51:29 +0000 UTC View PostINTRO
They are bad. This observation, like Ben’s work, is neither poignant nor original. I do not like Mr. Shapiro, and I will not claim to approach this review from a place of impartiality. To do so would be dishonest of me. At the same time, I wish to highlight the opportunity this coll...
2022-09-10 16:59:20 +0000 UTC View PostINTRO
They are bad. This observation, like Ben’s work, is neither poignant nor original. I do not like Mr. Shapiro, and I will not claim to approach this review from a place of impartiality. To do so would be dishonest of me. At the same time, I wish to highlight the opportunity this coll...
2022-09-09 17:21:36 +0000 UTC View PostINTRO
They are bad. This observation, like Ben’s work, is neither poignant nor original. I do not like Mr. Shapiro, and I will not claim to approach this review from a place of impartiality. To do so would be dishonest of me. At the same time, I wish to highlight the opportunity this coll...
2022-09-08 19:01:43 +0000 UTC View PostINTRO
They are bad. This observation, like Ben’s work, is neither poignant nor original. I do not like Mr. Shapiro, and I will not claim to approach this review from a place of impartiality. To do so would be dishonest of me. At the same time, I wish to highlight the opportunity this coll...
2022-09-05 19:10:26 +0000 UTC View PostINTRO
They are bad. This observation, like Ben’s work, is neither poignant nor original. I do not like Mr. Shapiro, and I will not claim to approach this review from a place of impartiality. To do so would be dishonest of me. At the same time, I wish to highlight the opportunity this coll...
2022-09-03 18:38:53 +0000 UTC View Post