While theurgy lies within the realms of both magic and religion, thaumaturgy does not. |
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When he returned to Sardis he entered the circle of local Neoplatonists, learned theurgy and medicine, and mainly taught rhetoric. |
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Allegedly, Neoplatonic theurgy originated with Julian the theurgist, who lived in the time of emperor Marcus Aurelius. |
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The practice of theurgy, then, becomes a way for the soul to experience the presence of the divinity, instead of merely thinking or conceptualizing the godhead. |
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Hellenistic magic, theurgy, astrology, and alchemy remained influential until modern times in both East and West. |
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Quite different from today is the way philosophy moved from rational discourse to theurgy and mysticism. |
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The school of Pergamum, founded by Aedesius, a pupil of Iamblichus, made perhaps the least contribution to the philosophical development of Neoplatonism, but it was not entirely given over to theurgy. |
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The attitude of commanding spirits by the use of divine names, seals, etc., can be seen in both Theurgy and the Chaldean oracles. |
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