stage 12
Level 12. Late Neoplatonism: Proclus, Athens, and the Twilight of Antique Magic
Students will examine the system of Proclus: henads, the triadic process (abiding-procession-reversion).
📖 8 cards reading✦ 4 question◷ ~20 min
Stage tree
Reading
The Athenian School: Syrianus and Proclus Diadochus
Reading
The Architecture of the Cosmos: Henads and Triads
Question
Test: The Metaphysics of Proclus
Reading
Telestikē: The Art of Animating Statues
Reading
Proclus' Hymns as Theurgic Practice
Question
Knowledge Check: Telestike and Hymns
Reading
Damascius and the Ineffable
Reading
529 AD: The Closing of the Academy and the Exodus of the Philosophers
Question
Test: The End of the Academy
Reading
The Harranian Sabians: Guardians of Hermeticism
Reading
Legacy: From Pseudo-Dionysius to the Renaissance
Question
Final Course Examination