Two passages in particular had been on my mind recently like the prose version of music earworms, so I made images of them using a tool called Canva. And … then I made more. Canva is the cave wall, and I am the dancing flame that makes the images. The first one is a passage … Continue reading I made a few more quotation images from Platonic passages
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Sea and Mountain, Body and Mind
I. sharp love / ἔρως ὀξύτατος as circles move through the grit of sensationwhat is within dissolvedmimicking blood, mirroring lifethe image of the mixing-bowlHekate's retinue of meandering spiritsthe root of all quenchless desirea growth that blooms, that shedsa red rose within the walled gardenwe hide from ourselves unspeakingshame nailing us, shackling us II. urgent love … Continue reading Sea and Mountain, Body and Mind
Some Theological Notes on Plato’s LAWS 716d-718c
I want to share a brief passage from Book 4 with you all because I think there are some important things one can take away from it, hopefully in helpful ways. 716d-718c is a lengthy section describing how one aims at — and hits — the target of proper relation towards the Gods, spirits, and … Continue reading Some Theological Notes on Plato’s LAWS 716d-718c
Plato, Republic, 617d-619b
How many times has each of us, upon the meadow, eagerly sought after what we erred was best? How many times have we been conquered and seen the luxuries of the uncaring rulers, thinking — yes, that is a better life, I will take that? How many times have we nourished unjust actionsand cultivated resentment … Continue reading Plato, Republic, 617d-619b
Some Passages from Damascius’ Commentary on the PHAEDO
I just finished reading Damascius' discussion of the Phaedo, and I have a few quotations that I would like to share with you all. It's sometimes an unwieldy challenge to pull quotations that are striking from a commentary because the passages are very contextual. Here, the discussion of the Phaedo focuses on the various arguments … Continue reading Some Passages from Damascius’ Commentary on the PHAEDO
Brief Thoughts after Reading Book VI of the Platonic Theology
Tonight, I finished reading the part of the Platonic Theology in the six books from Proclus; I'm about to commence with the remainder of the Prometheus Trust volume, which contains a seventh book by Thomas Taylor. (I've already read all of the endnotes, so I'm about 3/4 of the way through it.) I've been pushing … Continue reading Brief Thoughts after Reading Book VI of the Platonic Theology
From Plato, There Is No Escape
Socrates did, in fact, cancel Homer first. Except not. It's complicated.
Two Passages from Proclus
I made these images because these passages both struck me as very useful and interesting. The first one is positing a likeness between various levels of beings and springs/rivers/&c., and I like this imagery a lot. It just struck me as extremely poetic when I read it. The second image comes from a short while … Continue reading Two Passages from Proclus
Minimalism in Plato’s Phaedo
This week, I reread Plato's Phaedo for the first time since embarking on reading the Late Platonists. It was an entirely different reading experience from before to the point that I may have excitedly messaged my partner in an enormous paragraph or several about how delightful it was, and at one point, I got up … Continue reading Minimalism in Plato’s Phaedo
