Theurgy: Theory and Practice: The Mysteries of the Ascent to the Divine

¿ Explores the many theurgic themes and events in the Odyssey and the Iliad

¿ Analyzes the writings of Neoplatonists Porphyry and Proclus, showing how both describe the technical ritual praxis of theurgy in Homeric terms

¿ Examines the methods of telestik¿, a form of theurgic statue animation and technique to divinize the soul, and how theurgy is akin to shamanic soul flight

First defined by the second century Chaldean Oracles, theurgy is an ancient magic practice whereby practitioners diviniz...