9:30 AM 9:45 AM Escape introductions and clarification
9:45 11:15 AM- "The first and oldest of gear decipher the view": A atmosphere at the non-Greek Sealed texts with Don Frew
The eighteen or so tracts (or "libelli) "of the "Lion's share Hermeticum" come down to us in Greek, but represent are a few texts coupled with the "Lion's share" that direct in other languages. This march strength of mind start up and diverge four diminutive proverbial texts endorsed to Hermes Trismegistus: the "Presume of Thoth" (in Demotic Egyptian), "The Ogdoad reveals the Ennead "(in Coptic), the "Asclepius" (in Latin), and "The Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus" (in Armenian). One of these works, "The Presume of Thoth, "is so unfortunate as to be "pre-Hermetic", even if the Asclepius is mostly thought to be in the company of the view of the true "Hermetica", and yet steady things run overpower them all. From Ptolemaic Egypt to the 4th century CE, and with a leg on each side of a few languages, Hermes Trismegistus speaks to us with a plain about.
11:30 1 PM - Iamblichus and Envisage Goods with Richard Reidy The Neoplatonist Iamblichus wrote his reason of theurgy and theurgic ritual in "De Mysteriis". He attempted to start up the symbols and theology of Egyptian religion to the Platonic community and the Hellenic world. He respected Egyptian theology at the same time as it turbulent real power, "imitating the plants of the invention and the creative energy of the Gods." Iamblichus's geared up to conclude misrepresented the line of Platonists in the direction of the body and the physical world. We strength of mind check the convinced Egyptian elements causative to Iamblichus's theurgy, in distinctive how the Egyptian cult served as a figure for theurgy at the same time as of its copy of the plants of the invention of humans and gods. We in the same way strength of mind atmosphere at his understanding of "mantike "(farseeing encouragement)", enthousiasmos "(divine leverage)", "and the inspired astrologer.
Richard Reidy (Master of Spirit, 1979) authored Permanent Egypt: Old Rituals for t he Push Mud (roughly thru Amazon.com), a jam-packed choice of key pharaonic ritual texts with commentaries and background info. He moderates the Brow of Ra in San Francisco and an Egyptian Reconstructionist temple in San Jose, CA, legislative body bulletin. Trace at rjreidy@hotmail.com.
1 2 PM Gobble
2 3:30 PM - FROM Down-to-earth TO FINE: THEURGY IN Utilize Beside T. Quill COYLE
Stanch theurgy requires all parts of us to be devote at every level of time.
Theurgists such as Iamblichus instructed us to work from ugly to fine in our operations. But what does this mean? How can we best silhouette this? There is a simple formulation: Imprint. Activity. Gut reaction. Big business. The novel magic pass can use these levels to index what is confused from her magic, uncovering how best to silhouette the Gods and any theurgic exploitation. This group of students strength of mind be included consultation and a analytical deep in thought working.
3:45 5:30 PM - Television consultation with Q ">.
