Theurgy and the Soul: The Neoplatonism of Iamblichus (Hermeneutics)
By: Gregory Shaw
4.35
Format: 284 pages, Paperback
Theurgy and the Soul is a study of Iamblichus of Syria (ca. 240 325), whose teachings set the final…
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1. The Histories
By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola
4.01
Format: 716 pages, Paperback
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more
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"Hippocleides doesn't care."-Herodotus, The Histories
"So much, then, for the fish."-Herodotus, The Histories
"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."-Herodotus, The Histories
"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."-Herodotus, The Histories
2. Orpheus and the Roots of Platonism
By: Algis Uždavinys
4.24
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
A book on the religious, mystic origins and substance of philosophy. This is a critical survey of a… read more
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3. The Enneads
By: Plotinus , Stephen MacKenna , John M. Dillon , Stephan MacKenna
4.06
Format: 688 pages, Paperback
Plotinus is the last great philosopher of antiquity, although in more than one respect, a precursor… read more
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- theology
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"That which is afraid is that which is capable of being affected."-Plotinus, The Enneads
"The purification of the Soul is simply to allow it to be alone; it is pure when it keeps no company."-Plotinus, The Enneads
"Bad men rule by the feebleness of the ruled; and this is just; the triumph of weaklings would not be just."-Plotinus, The Enneads
"Those incapable of thinking gravely read gravity into frivolties which correspond to their own frivolous nature."-Plotinus, The Enneads
4. Tao Te Ching
By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe
4.30
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more
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"The heart that gives, gathers."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
5. The Varieties of Religious Experience
By: William James
3.56
Format: 304 pages,
Being the Gifford Lectures on Natural Religion Delivered in Edinburgh 1901/2 "I am neither a theolo… read more
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6. JLA: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 4
By: Grant Morrison , Ed McGuinness , Howard Porter , Frank Quitely , John Dell , Dexter Vines , Drew Geraci
4.23
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman, and the Martian Manhunter find themselves up … read more
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7. The Chaldean Oracles: Text, Translation, and Commentary
By: Ruth Majercik
3.77
Format: None pages,
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8. The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
By: Robert Fagles , Aeschylus , William Bedell Stanford
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Alternate covers of this ISBN here, here, here, here. Most recent cover is here. In the Oresteia… read more
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"I cannot not grieve."-Robert Fagles, The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
"Learning comes through pain."-Robert Fagles, The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
"Do I not live? Badly, I know, but I live."-Robert Fagles, The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
"Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain"-Robert Fagles, The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
9. Theaetetus
By: Plato , Robin Waterfield
4.20
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
Set immediately prior to the trial and execution of Socrates in 399 BC, Theaetetus shows the great … read more
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10. The Prophet
By: Kahlil Gibran
4.01
Format: 511 pages, Paperback
Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Publishe… read more
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11. In the Dark Places of Wisdom
By: Peter Kingsley
4.00
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
The author of "Ancient Philosophy, Mystery and Magic" has unearthed a sensational, true story of a … read more
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12. Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition
By: Frances A. Yates
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Placing Bruno--both advanced philosopher and magician burned at the stake--in the Hermetic traditio… read more
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13. Letters from a Stoic
By: Seneca , Robin Campbell
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (c.4 B.C. - A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were… read more
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14. Cratylus
By: Plato , C.D.C. Reeve
4.23
Format: None pages, Paperback
"It is. . . remarkable that Reeve's is the first new English translation since Fowler's Loeb editio… read more
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15. Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a New English Translation, with Notes and Introduction
By: Hermes Trismegistus , Brian P. Copenhaver , None
3.66
Format: 325 pages, Paperback
Regarded as an ancient theology, parallel to the revealed wisdom of the Bible, Hermetic philosophy … read more
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16. The Iliad
By: Homer
3.91
Format: 848 pages, Hardcover
One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkes… read more
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"I say no wealth is worth my life."-Homer, The Iliad
"These were the colloquies in heaven."-Homer, The Iliad
"The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return."-Homer, The Iliad
"Antilochus! You're the most appalling driver in the world! Go to hell!"-Homer, The Iliad
17. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
By: Rick Rubin
4.04
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more
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"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
18. On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans and Assyrians
By: Iamblichus
4.10
Format: 403 pages, Paperback
This volume, On the Mysteries, by Iamblichus (Abamun) is a unique form or scripture out of the Anci… read more
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19. Theurgy and the Soul: The Neoplatonism of Iamblichus (Hermeneutics)
By: Gregory Shaw
4.35
Format: 284 pages, Paperback
Theurgy and the Soul is a study of Iamblichus of Syria (ca. 240 325), whose teachings set the final… read more
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20. Philebus
By: Plato
3.87
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
The dialogue discussing the relative merits of lives based on pleasure and intelligence is acccompa… read more
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21. Proclus: An Introduction
By: Radek Chlup
4.57
Format: 346 pages, Hardcover
Proclus of Lycia (412-485) was one of the greatest philosophers of antiquity, producing the most sy… read more
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