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Wetmore  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without permission  \nFor information, address:  \nAngelico Press, Ltd.  \n4709 Briar Knoll Dr. Kettering, OH 45429  \n[www.angelicopress.com](www.angelicopress.com)  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nUzdavinys, Algis  \nPhilosophy and theurgy in late antiquity  \nby Algis Uzdavinys.—1st ed.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references  \nISBN 978 1 59731 086 4 (pbk.: alk. paper)  \n1. Plato. 2. Neoplatonism. 3. Philosophy, Ancient.  \n4. Theurgy—History I. Title.  \nB395.U93 2008  \n186' .4—dc 22 2008022417  \nCover image credit:  \nDetail of Libations from Initiation into the Cult of Dionysus, Fresco Cycle at the Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii  \nCover design: Cristy Deming  \nCONTENTS  \nForeword  \nIntroduction  \n1: THE ORIGINS AND MEANING OF PHILOSOPHY  \nEidothea and Proteus: the veiled images of philosophy  \nThe distinction between philosophical life and philosophical discourse  \nStanding face to face with immortality  \nPhilosophy and the hieratic rites of ascent  \nThe task of ‘Egyptian philosophy’ : to connect the end to the beginning  \nThe Kronian life of spectator: ‘to follow one's heart in the tomb’  \nThauma idesthai: ‘a wonder to behold’  \nThe invincible warriors as models of philosophical lifestyle  \nThe inward journey to the place of truth  \nTo be like Osiris  \nThe death which detaches from the inferior  \nEntering the solar barque of Atum-Ra  \nPhilosophical initiations in the Netherworld  \nSelf-knowledge and return to one's innermost self  \nRecovered unity of Dionysus in ourselves  \nPhilosophical mummification inside the cosmic tomb  \nPlatonic dialectic: the science of purification and restoration of unity  \nPhilosophy as a rite of becoming like God  \nThe ancient logos and its sacramental function  \nRiddles of the cosmic Myth  \nPhilosophy, magic, and laughter  \n2: VOICES OF THE FIRE: ANCIENT THEURGY AND ITS TOOLS  \nDefinitions of theurgy in antiquity  \nDescending lights and animated cult images  \nFigures, names, and tokens of the divine speech  \nThe prophet Bitys and the overwhelming Name of God  \nThe descending and ascending paths of Heka  \nThe Silence before the gods and its creative magic  \nHekate ’s golden ball as a rotating ‘vocal image ’ of the Father  \nThe Sounding breaths of the All-Working Fire  \nThe Elevating rays of the resounding light  \nThe rites of hieratic invocation and ascent  \nThe Tantric alchemy and the Osirian mummification  \nGolden seeds of the noetic Fire  \nTheurgic speech of the birds and solar knowledge  \nTongues of the gods and their songs  \nBack to the life-giving wombs and the ineffable Silence  \nChanting out the universe by the Name of everything  \nWhen Orontes flowed into Tiber: the revived tradition  \n3: SACRED IMAGES & ANIMATED STATUES IN ANTIQUITY  \nMyth and symbol: what makes the impossible happen?  \nMetaphysics of creation and its images in pharaonic Egypt  \nTheogonic appearances and animated stones  \nTheology of images and its esoteric dimension  \nPrivileged habitations for the immortal gods  \nBeholding the ineffable beauties  \nDivine bodies and representations in Indian Tantrism  \nSense perception and intellection in Neoplatonism  \nDivine light and luminous vehicle of the soul  \nDivine presence in images  \nLiving images of the Egyptian gods  \nTo be made into a spirit of light  \nRites of alchemical transformation  \nThe opening of the statue ’s mouth  \nMystical union with the noetic Sun  \nRevelation of the divine face  \nDivine statues and their sacred gifts  \nSalvation as return to the divine  \n4: METAPHYSICAL SYMBOLS AND THEIR FUNCTION IN THEURGY  \nSymbols as ontological traces of the divine  \nThe anagogic pow","cbCaitAaWd4O44Jd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitAaWd4O44Jd","pdf",1628468,173,"English","# Foreword\n# Introduction\n# THE ORIGINS AND MEANING OF PHILOSOPHY\n## Eidothea and Proteus: the veiled images of philosophy\n## The distinction between philosophical life and philosophical discourse\n## Philosophy as a rite of becoming like God\n# VOICES OF THE FIRE: ANCIENT THEURGY AND ITS TOOLS\n## Definitions of theurgy in antiquity\n## The rites of hieratic invocation and ascent\n# SACRED IMAGES & ANIMATED STATUES IN ANTIQUITY\n## Myth and symbol: what makes the impossible happen?\n## Divine statues and their sacred gifts\n# METAPHYSICAL SYMBOLS AND THEIR FUNCTION IN THEURGY\n## Symbols as ontological traces of the divine\n# DIVINE RITES AND PHILOSOPHY IN NEOPLATONISM\n## The aim of philosophy\n## Hieratic rites of ascent\n# APPENDIX: THE LIMITS OF SPECULATION IN NEOPLATONISM\n## Modes of intellection and union\n# BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS ON PHILOSOPHY & THEURGY\n# GLOSSARY OF TERMS\n# BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE","[{\"question\":\"What relationship between philosophy and theurgy does the book emphasize?\",\"answer\":\"It frames philosophical life as closely tied to hieratic ascent, initiation, purification, and becoming like the divine, aligning discourse with religious rites.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book define theurgy in antiquity?\",\"answer\":\"It presents theurgy as a practice with specific tools and speech-like divine operations, including invocation paths, sacred names, and creative silence before the gods.\"},{\"question\":\"What roles do sacred images and animated statues play?\",\"answer\":\"They are treated as living divine presences and mediators of transformation, connecting perception, metaphysical symbolism, and salvific return to the divine.\"}]","Philosophy & Theurgy in Late Antiquity | PDF",436]