Iamblichus
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#Iamblichus
Iamblichus · c. 245–325 CE
In the books · 1 chapter
Who this is
“He is the philosopher of why humans light candles, kneel at thresholds, and gather for rituals — the one who argued, against his own teacher, that some things cannot be gotten by thinking.”
The big idea, in the book's words:
“Thinking alone cannot lift a soul to the divine. Because we are fully embodied creatures, the gods must be met — through rites, symbols, and sacred matter — not merely thought about.”
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