Claire Hall on Firmicus Maternus
Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)
The Origins of Astrology in Ptolemy
Ptolemy is very clear that astrology works, but in terms of why it works he's open-ended. So how does firmicus address this? Does he talk about fate, for example? Yes. And he's just a straight-up photo list. He has an explicit declaration that fate controls everything.
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