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Soul-Flight, Noetic Bodies, and Pneumatic Vehicles: Toward a History of the Platonist Subtle Body

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

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Exploring the Subtle Body and Soul Flight

This chapter delves into the concept of the subtle body and its manifestations, as well as the ancient Greek shamans known as yatra montes who were associated with soul flight. It discusses the lack of evidence for a unified conception of the human soul in ancient Greece and how the idea of soul flight relates to post-Platonic theories about the soul.

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