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Plotinus the Magician? Ritual Practice and Power in Platonism
Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)
Obscure Ritual Practices and Personal Guardian Diamonds in Platonism
This chapter delves into a mysterious ritual involving bird strangulation and examines the significance of this act in the context of disappearing gods. It further explores the concept of personal guardian diamonds as discussed in Plato's writings and their belief in later antiquity.
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