A Perennial Digression

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De Rebus Magicis

De Rebus Magicis

Magic and Sophianicity

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Oct 01, 2021
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Inspired by a recent letter by David Bentley Hart summarizing his articles on Gnosticism.

Magic (supernatural) - Wikipedia

But when he raised his head, I saw in my mind the light of powers beyond number and a boundless cosmos that had come to be.—Corpus Hermeticum I.7, trans. Brian P. Copenhaver, Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a New English Translation…

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