Month: November 2019

A Miscellany of Quotations — Majercik, Bryant, Damascius

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First, for several days, I have had a brainworm from the Chaldean Oracles fragments. (This isn't getting a header because it's a single quotation at the beginning.) It's the phrase sober up from Fragment 15, trans. Ruth Majercik: And you do not know that every god is good. O, drudges, sober up … However, my … Continue reading A Miscellany of Quotations — Majercik, Bryant, Damascius

A Miscellany of Quotations — Damascius and Kongtrul

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From Damascius' Lectures on the Philebus First, the translator, L.G. Westerink — or the Prometheus Trust when they did their monograph — capitalizes Gods. I only just admitted that was a good decision after waffling for more than a decade, but this is a happy thing to see in a book. The Philebus is the Platonic dialogue in … Continue reading A Miscellany of Quotations — Damascius and Kongtrul

Just Do It (and other thoughts on worship)

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Note: This page has been superseded by an open access online book I wrote for people just getting started with honoring Gods. Please visit https://kayeofswords.github.io/soulsinnerstatues/ and view the chapters "Foundations" and "The Mechanics of Ritual."  I saw a question on Reddit over the weekend that I think merits further comment — what do you do … Continue reading Just Do It (and other thoughts on worship)

The Commonplace Book Tag (and some comments on reading Platonic texts)

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So, I've started a new tag on this blog called commonplace book. Whenever I share a roundup of quotations from what I'm reading, it will have this tag. I'm consolidating various types of content on this blog, which is exciting to me because it will have somewhere stable to live. Within the commonplace book tag, most … Continue reading The Commonplace Book Tag (and some comments on reading Platonic texts)

A Miscellany of Quotations — Shaw and Kongtrul (with some Addey)

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I finished my Goodreads annual book challenge about a month ahead. There are still more books I absolutely need to read. Such is the struggle of a bookworm 📖🐛. From Theurgy and the Soul Gregory Shaw "Heat" (tapas/yoga : thermon/theurgy) is awakened by, or directly related to, the "breath" (prana/yoga : pneuma/theurgy). When sufficiently heated, … Continue reading A Miscellany of Quotations — Shaw and Kongtrul (with some Addey)