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March 25, 2022
Manilius and the Planetary Joys: An Alternative Pythagorean Account of the Places in Hellenistic Astrology

Manilius and the Planetary Joys: An Alternative Pythagorean Account of the Places in Hellenistic Astrology

Marcus Manilius’s Astronomica is one of our oldest and most detailed historical sources for how ancient astrologers conceptualized the twelve places. Manilius is believed to have composed this work in the early first century, probably around 14 A.D.1 In contrast, Valens, whom astrologer Chris Brennan acclaims as “the single most important surviving source for studying …

March 10, 2021
The Myth of Pythagoras

The Myth of Pythagoras

Pythagorean Myths: Classical and Contemporary Pythagoras is one of the most elusive and intriguing figures in the history of Western philosophy. He is the rumored source of many of the core doctrines of Platonism such as the idea that the soul is immortal and reincarnates after death, that our empirical world constitutes a harmonious cosmos …

April 4, 2020
Shamanism

Shamanism

Shamanism is a primordial form of religion found in many tribal cultures. The term “shaman” is said to be derived from the Manchu-Tungus word “šaman” meaning “one who knows.”[1] Specifically, the shaman is one who knows the world of spirit and the techniques by which to travel and operate within it. Published in 1951, Mircea …

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