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Episode 221 hr 21 min

In this episode, we enter the deep current of the Platonic tradition — moving from Ammonius Saccas and Plotinus to Porphyry, Proclus, Iamblichus, Christian mysticism, Kabbalah, theurgy, astrology, and the modern philosopher-magician.

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