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

‘Visibly a Goddess’: Heidi Marx on Sosipatra of Pergamum

Aug 2, 2023

45:25

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Introduction

2min

Unappius's Journey Back to the Estate

4min

The History of Eustathius of Capidocia

4min

The Importance of Sociopathra

2min

The Dual Curriculum of Sociopatra

2min

The Differences Between IDCS and Sociopatra

2min

The Astral Architecture and the Afterlife

3min

The Multiple Origins of Sosipatra

3min

The Myth of Earth

2min

10.

Julian's Political Project

2min

11.

The Importance of Philosophy in the Fourth Century

6min

12.

The Theurgy of Sosipatra

4min

13.

The End of Sociopatra

2min

14.

The Origins of the Caldian Oracles

2min

15.

Pythagorean Way of Life

2min

16.

Anapis's Portrayal of Sociopathra

4min

We discuss Sosipatra of Pergamum, an otherwise-unknown late polytheist holy woman and philosopher, depicted by her biographer Eunapius as a living goddess as well as a philosophic teacher in the lineage of Iamblichus. Come for the Late Platonist resistance to Christianity in the fourth century, stay for the mysterious Chaldæan strangers.

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