The Path of Reverence
Cambridge University Press eBooks June 16, 2022 DOI: 10.1017/9781009127936.008 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that beauty and reverence (eusebeia) are centrally important to Hermetic spirituality, that Hermetic psychological theory underpins this, and that imagination is central to the Hermetic concept of "becoming aiōn" and gaining cosmic consciousness, with Diotima's teaching in Plato's Symposium serving as a key reference point. |
Abstract
With special reference to Diotima’s teaching in Plato’s Symposium , this chapter discusses the central importance to Hermetic spirituality of beauty and reverence ( eusebeia ), Hermetic psychological theory, and the centrality of imagination to the Hermetic concept of “becoming aiōn ” and gaining cosmic consciousness.