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

Connects the magical practice of theurgy to the time of Homer

* 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 telestikē, 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, theur...