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Strategies of the Esoteric in the Hellenism of the Emperor Julian: Exclusion and Pluralism in a Late-Antique Polytheism

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

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Theorems of Julian's Priestly Elite

Amianus describes his massive public slaughtering in a kind of embarrassed tone like he loves julian but man he went a little too over the top with the sacrifices. Taking into account the yambliki and emphasis on theorgic acts as the true source of human connection with the gods it seems that julian's priestly elite was envisioned in a distinctly post-classical form. If they had ever you know got off the ground would have been powerful religious specialists working for the salvation of the world by channeling the divine powers down through powerful ritual acts like mass sacrifice uh keterus parabas.

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