03.08.2024

“Pythagorean Theology and the Esoteric Elements” by John Opsopaus

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"Pythagorean Theology and the Esoteric Elements" by John Opsopaus
"Twenty-six centuries ago Pythagoras founded an initiatory secret order in which he taught the true nature of the gods and their connection to the numbers, understood as spiritual principles. His doctrines were based in part on the teachings of his master, Pherekydes, and of the Persian Magi, as well as Zoroastrianism and the Orphic Mysteries. Pythagoreanism continued as an esoteric tradition in the West, significantly influencing Plato and later Platonists, and providing a basis for the spiritual practices of the late antique Neoplatonism of Emperor Julian, Iamblichus, Proclus, and others. Especially after its rediscovery in the Italian Renaissance, Pythagoreanism, provided the esoteric heart of the spiritual, mystical, and magical traditions of Europe and the...>>
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02.08.2024

“The Oracles of Homer and the Bones: Divination with the Ancient Homeromanteion and Astragalomanteion” by John Opsopaus

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"The Oracles of Homer and the Bones: Divination with the Ancient Homeromanteion and Astragalomanteion" by John Opsopaus
"This book is a practical handbook for two authentic ancient Greek divination systems: the astragalomanteinon or astragalos (hucklebone) oracle and the Homeromanteion or Homer oracle. In the former, the diviner casts five hucklebones to select one of 56 oracles engraved on ancient pillars. In the latter, which has been preserved in several Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri, the diviner rolls a die three times to select one of 216 verses from the Iliad and the Odyssey to reveal the oracle. In addition to new translations of both oracle texts, this book provides extensive aids for the interpretation of the oracles as well as effective divination rituals. The oracle text is indexed and cross-referenced for ease of...>>
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