stage 9
Neoplatonic Practices: Ethics, Asceticism, Contemplation
Presenting Neoplatonism as a way of life (philosophia bios).
📖 7 cards reading✦ 3 question◷ ~17 min
Stage tree
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The System of Virtues According to Plotinus and Porphyry
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Verification: The System of Virtues
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Asceticism: Purification of Soul and Body
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Contemplation (theoria): from the sensible to the intelligible
Question
Verification: Stages of Contemplation
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Prayer and Divine Presence
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Working with Dreams and Symbols
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Ecstasy: Possibility and Preparation
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Verification: Ecstasy and its Conditions
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The Role of the Teacher and Lineage