Neoplatonic Virtue: Orphism, Theurgy and Theia Philia
In this class we explore paragraphs 27–32 of Marinus’ Life of Proclus, where Proclus’ contemplation turns from interpretation to direct theurgic activity.
We follow his movement from commentary on Orphic and Chaldean texts to the practice of divine works — healing, invoking rain, and acting as an instrument of the gods – and on to this divine experiences that showed the Gods’ love for him.
Special attention is given to Proclus’ mantic experiences: The inspired production of two couplets, his vision that he belonged to the Hermes chain — the family of souls governed by the divine soul of the planet Mercury and the revelation that his own soul was once that of Nicomachus of Gerasa.
Through these episodes, we consider how divine love, inspiration, and symbolic action perfect the philosophical life in Neoplatonism
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