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 everyone from the church fathers to jewish mystics to islamic polymaths.
According to the neoplatonists, we live in the sensible world. It is all the things we can sense and understand. Things li...
2022-12-05 20:20:05 +0000 UTC
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- What is magic in ancient Greece?
- Mention etymology of “magic”
- How is magic different from conventional religion?
- What are the popular perceptions of magic?
- How unified is the “Greek religio-magical tradition”?
AN INTRODUCTION TO...
2022-11-28 18:01:37 +0000 UTC
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- What is magic in ancient Greece?
- Mention etymology of “magic”
- How is magic different from conventional religion?
- What are the popular perceptions of magic?
- How unified is the “Greek religio-magical tradition”?
AN INTRODUCTION TO...
2022-11-22 23:24:55 +0000 UTC
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- Pythagaoras doing magic citations
- More citations around sharing secrets being forbidden
- Port all the magic documents over to this laptop
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- What is magic in ancient Greece?
- Mention etymology of “magic”
- How is magic different from conventional religion?
- What are the popular perceptions of magic?
- How unified is the “Greek religio-magical tradition”?
AN INTRODUCTION TO...
2022-11-16 19:28:48 +0000 UTC
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- What is magic in ancient Greece?
- Mention etymology of “magic”
- How is magic different from conventional religion?
- What are the popular perceptions of magic?
- How unified is the “Greek religio-magical tradition”?
AN INTRODUCTION TO MAGIC IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD
There were many distinct types of magical practitioners in ancient Greece. If you wanted divination, you would go to the mantis or the
2022-11-15 18:16:21 +0000 UTC
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- Pythagaoras doing magic citations
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- Port all the magic documents over to this laptop
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- What is magic in ancient Greece?
- Mention etymology of “magic”
- How is magic different from conventional religion?
- What are the popular perceptions of magic?
- How unified is the “Greek religio-magical tradition...
2022-11-14 16:54:02 +0000 UTC
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[PUT IN INTRO]
- What is magic in ancient Greece?
- Mention etymology of “magic”
- How is magic different from conventional religion?
- What are the popular perceptions of magic?
- How unified is the “Greek religio-magical tradition”?
AN INTRODUCTION TO MAGIC IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD
There were many distinct types of magical practitioners in ancient Greece. If you wanted divination, you would go to the mantis or the
2022-11-12 18:28:33 +0000 UTC
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PYTHAGORAS, 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.”
Pythagoras was a pre-socratic, meaning he existed before Socrates. This is important, because pre-socratic philosophy was notably weirder than its descendants. Philosophy and mysticism have a complicate...
2022-11-10 18:14:09 +0000 UTC
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PYTHAGORAS, 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.”
Pythagoras was a pre-socratic, meaning he existed before Socrates. This is important, because pre-socratic philosophy was notably weirder than its descendants. Philosophy and mysticism have a complicate...
2022-11-09 18:22:39 +0000 UTC
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PYTHAGORAS, 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.”
Pythagoras was a pre-socratic, meaning he existed before Socrates. This is important, because pre-socratic philosophy was notably weirder than its descendants. Philosophy and mysticism have a complicate...
2022-11-07 19:19:39 +0000 UTC
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BEFORE 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 be called a “math cult.”
Pythagoras was a pre-socratic, meaning he existed before Socrates. This is important, because pre-socratic philosophy was notably weirder than its descendants. Philo...
2022-11-03 17:26:47 +0000 UTC
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BEFORE 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 be called a “math cult.”
Pythagoras was a pre-socratic, meaning he existed before Socrates. This is important, because pre-socratic philosophy was notably weirder than its descendants. Philo...
2022-11-01 19:05:31 +0000 UTC
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BEFORE 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 be called a “math cult.”
Pythagoras was a pre-socratic, meaning he existed before Socrates. This is important, because pre-socratic philosophy was notably weirder than ...
2022-10-31 16:49:25 +0000 UTC
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Before 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 drink deep. So please, dear reader, have no illusions about my excitement going forward. As a fan of boisterous youtuber bullshit, and an occultist, learning that Onision attempted to start a cult back i...
2022-10-14 18:19:53 +0000 UTC
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Before 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 drink deep. So please, dear reader, have no illusions about my excitement going forward. As a fan of boisterous youtuber bullshit, and an occultist, learning that Onision attempted to start a cult back i...
2022-10-13 18:17:12 +0000 UTC
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Before 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 drink deep. So please, dear reader, have no illusions about my excitement going forward. As a fan of boisterous youtuber bullshit, and an occultist, learning that Onision attempted to start a cult back i...
2022-10-12 18:22:31 +0000 UTC
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Before 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 drink deep. So please, dear reader, have no illusions about my excitement going forward. As a fan of boisterous youtuber bullshit, and an occultist, learning that Onision attempted to start a cult back i...
2022-10-11 18:52:37 +0000 UTC
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Before 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 drink deep. So please, dear reader, have no illusions about my excitement going forward. As a fan of boisterous youtuber bullshit, and an occultist, learning that Onision attempted to start a cult back i...
2022-10-10 18:34:31 +0000 UTC
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Before 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 drink deep. So please, dear reader, have no illusions about my excitement going forward. As a fan of boisterous youtuber bullshit, and an occultist, learning that Onision attempted to start a cult back i...
2022-10-07 18:40:38 +0000 UTC
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A QUICK GUIDE TO MYSTERY CULTS
PYTHAGORAS
- Pythagoras was a cult leader and a wizard
- Pre-socratic, explain what that means to readers
- Lived around 6th-5th centuries BCE, one of the earliest we know
- Often called the “First Philosopher” and so theres a ton of legendary BS about him
- His followers, the Pythagoreans, were a distinct group in antiquity, who followed a specific way of life
- Pythagoras never wrote anything. Most account...
2022-10-06 19:27:59 +0000 UTC
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A QUICK GUIDE TO MYSTERY CULTS
PYTHAGORAS
- Pythagoras was a cult leader and a wizard
- Pre-socratic, explain what that means to readers
- Lived around 6th-5th centuries BCE, one of the earliest we know
- Often called the “First Philosopher” and so theres a ton of legendary BS about him
- His followers, the Pythagoreans, were a distinct group in antiquity, who followed a specific way of life
- Pythagoras never wrote anything. Most account...
2022-10-03 18:15:19 +0000 UTC
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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
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I'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
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GRECO ROMAN MAGIC
INTRODUCTION
Intr
2022-09-15 19:02:06 +0000 UTC
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INTRO
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 collection represents. It would be easy –very easy– to tenderize the carcass of Ben’s work with endless blows about its gauche prose, clumsy theming, and slippery grasp of sentence structure, but to...
2022-09-13 17:51:29 +0000 UTC
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INTRO
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 collection represents. It would be easy –very easy– to tenderize the carcass of Ben’s work with endless blows about its gauche prose, clumsy theming, and slippery grasp of sentence structure, but to...
2022-09-10 16:59:20 +0000 UTC
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INTRO
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 collection represents. It would be easy –very easy– to tenderize the carcass of Ben’s work with endless blows about its gauche prose, clumsy theming, and slippery grasp of sentence structure, but to...
2022-09-09 17:21:36 +0000 UTC
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INTRO
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 collection represents. It would be easy –very easy– to tenderize the carcass of Ben’s work with endless blows about its gauche prose, clumsy theming, and slippery grasp of sentence structure, but to...
2022-09-08 19:01:43 +0000 UTC
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INTRO
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 collection represents. It would be easy –very easy– to tenderize the carcass of Ben’s work with endless blows about its gauche prose, clumsy theming, and slippery grasp of sentence structure, but to...
2022-09-05 19:10:26 +0000 UTC
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INTRO
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 collection represents. It would be easy –very easy– to tenderize the carcass of Ben’s work with endless blows about its gauche prose, clumsy theming, and slippery grasp of sentence structure, but to...
2022-09-03 18:38:53 +0000 UTC
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