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

Mystery and Immortality: Plato’s Phædo

Jun 3, 2018
Explore Plato's dialogue 'Phædo' and its discussion on initiation, mystic knowledge, and the influence of Pythagorean philosophy. Discover Plato's famous arguments for the immortality of the soul and his views on death and the afterlife. Delve into themes of exclusion, purification, and the fate of the soul. Discuss Socrates' knowledge of the earth's true form and size, and unravel Plato's description of a dodecahedral utopia.
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