Iamblichus: On the Mysteries
Historical edition · 1895 · 89,189 words
A defense of sacred ritual and theurgy that examines divine presence, symbols, prayer, and the relationship between human and divine knowledge. The work answers questions associated with the philosopher Porphyry.
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Hermes, the God who presides over language, was formerly very properly considered as common to all priests; and the power who presides over the true science concerning the Gods is one and the same in the whole of things.
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