Not sure what this one means... be the guy who gives all the great embarassing speeches? Go to a lot of weddings and dance (lubavitcher rebbe style)? Marry off all your children? No idea.
dude they were totally right - seems bizzare until you're trying to plan a wedding. on a serious note - i think it relates to the social etiquettes and civil/religious nuances that come into play in the planning of a wedding - then , and now. #relatable
Love it. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽. Minus the g thang. As in god. Don’t hate me for it. I stand at the window of infinite possibilities with feet firm in earth Knowing- None of man’s creation myths gave me birth.
what would you recommend as resources for learning greek as it was spoken then, and your advice for navigating translating and transmitting these old texts?
I'm a fan of the Athenaze I & II workbooks for getting started on Athenian Greek. Surely there are other good books too, but I have no experience with them. After that, I recommend memorizing word frequency lists and reading a lot of New Testament Greek on account of its simplicity which makes it good for learning Koine. If that's not your cup of tea, then working through Homer is also highly recommended, but I think Athenaze is really a good place to get your feet wet either way (here's a link to book 1: amzn.to/3WoiMlL)
Reality/God/Life = That which is/That I am Empty of ego (separateness) = Full of Life Eternally actualizing infinite potential, because only Eternity can fully embrace Infinity. The abstract (Heaven) called Love by the Psyche (Firmament) can be expressed concretely (Earth) as a smile, hug, etc, thereby uniting Heaven and Earth.
Yep: Ξένος ὢν ἴσθι (alternative could be foreigner); I suspect you could sub this out idiomatically for the more immediately recognizable "When in Rome, do like the Romans do."
So, I recently bought Picatrix from Amazon for myself as a Christmas present, will probably buy your other book next payday. Could you do me a solid and sign the copy and maybe add in a list of other books you recommend me to buy? The order is for William Flett. I have no idea how the orders are fulfilled, if the publisher sends the copy or if you do.
Hi William, merry Christmas and thanks for your gift. I would love to sign your copy, but unfortunately I don't know how it would be logistically possible. I don't have a hand in the distribution process which is done either by the presses themselves (which are in a different country) or by amazon warehouses, so nothing passes through my hands before it reaches customers.
I wonder...My middle Name is ..DELPHINA ...is THAT name any part of DELPHI.? I MEAN it is spelling wise but do YOU, or have You heard of this name. I've only known 1 other person with it, My Grand mothers name was Delphina, that's why it's My middle Name.
δελφίνια are dolphins in Greek, and they were thought to be connected with Apollo in the Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo. So the connection may be to dolphins?
@@TheModernHermeticist Δελφίνι comes from Ancient Greek δελφις which means womb. The Delphi oracle is also connected with birth since it was considered to be the belly-button of the Earth (which is created when the umbilical cord is cut off).
So you're connecting it with the omphalos at Delphi? Δελφῑ́ς is also dolphin in Ancient Greek, and presumably the name comes from the fact that as mammals they are womb-bearing fish.
@@TheModernHermeticist Yeah. There's also the version where Apollo leads Cretan sailors to Delphi in the form of a dolphin, hence its name. Or the one where it was named δελφυς (sorry, not δελφις) because before Apollo the site was used to worship Mother Earth. Also kind of unrelated but could you perhaps do a video on Epimenides and the Cretan oracles of Idaean Zeus? I've seen a theory that they could very well be the originators of Orphic and Pythagorean doctrines if Orphism came from the Pythagorean circles and not vice-versa since their alleged author was taught from the Idaean oracles.
i think this is referring to somethign that would later be better known as monastic silence. but maybe more probably the silence necessary during roman hellenic rituals
Ψέγε μηδένα could alternatively be "Don't criticize anyone" and Κακίας ἀπέχου could be rendered "be distant from/have nothing to do with lack of quality/evil/wickedness/vice/depravity/cowardice/dishonour/shame/misfortune, etc." I'd like to think of this more colloquially as "don't nag people" and "don't get involved with shitty people/things."
@@TheModernHermeticist Thank you Dan, context is often times lacking, so good to be able to read these wonders in the original language, thank you for all The Good Work.
Thank you for another wonderful reading. I have a great interest in Stobaeus because it is not available in a full English translation yet and contains so much interesting material not found elsewhere. A side note and question: when I search UA-cam for Plato, neoplatonist philosophers, etc., I get a lot of Pierre Grimes videos and I wonder what you think about him. It seems to me that in his presentations he just does geometry and doesn't discuss the literature. Is this a kind of purist approach like what one would get in the academy, "let none ignorant of geometry enter here", or is he just a guy who is marketing some weird modern interpretation of Plato?
Pierre Grimes is the single best guide to the platonic tradition that you will find in the modern world. When people ask me how to start reading plato, and they have no background, I suggest that they start by reading the Republic with Grimes's videos as a guide to the inner meaning of the text, which is nearly always lost in modern translations, and, worse, modern introductions. That said, he does have his limitations. These include an unwillingness to deal with Iamblichus and his school or to discuss magic or theurgy. But, as I said above, you are not going to find a more accessible introduction to Plato who correctly understands him as a spiritual teacher, like a western Patanjali. Most other contemporary commentators treat him as some kind of weird old political philosopher. If you allow Grimes to guide you through the Republic, Timaeus, Symposium and Phaedrus you will be way ahead of most people in your understanding of platonic philosophy. At that point, you will also be equipped to read the other dialogues in the order recommended by Iamblichus. And at this point, you can go to Thomas Taylor for guidance. Taylor is the most important figure in the history of modern, post Renaissance Platonism, but his work is very difficult to approach unless you have a fairly firm grounding.
Bad advice. 🙂 Great chanel you’ve got - just subscribed! Greetings from Delphi, Greece! 🏛🌿🇬🇷
These are great, and very well spoken.
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Wishing you all knowledge, wisdom, understanding, Joy, Love, truth and the motivation to live out your dreams. 🙏
Find Fault With No One 🙏
Master wedding feasts just kinda came out of nowhere
lol
Not sure what this one means... be the guy who gives all the great embarassing speeches? Go to a lot of weddings and dance (lubavitcher rebbe style)? Marry off all your children? No idea.
dude they were totally right - seems bizzare until you're trying to plan a wedding. on a serious note - i think it relates to the social etiquettes and civil/religious nuances that come into play in the planning of a wedding - then , and now. #relatable
"exercise prudence" please dont i am tired 😥
love it
All the best Dan please keep up the hard work. The sun starting its new life, née year, everyone make 1 sacrifice. God bless you all.
Can you address the topic of visual language and pure intention? Can you recommend any works on the topic that focus on it?
❤ Stobaeus. Thank you.
The first few syllables of each are not audible.
Dziękujemy.
🙏 Thank you
Love it.
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽.
Minus the g thang.
As in god.
Don’t hate me for it.
I stand at the window of infinite possibilities with feet firm in earth
Knowing-
None of man’s creation myths gave me birth.
Ta Dan wonderful x
what would you recommend as resources for learning greek as it was spoken then, and your advice for navigating translating and transmitting these old texts?
I'm a fan of the Athenaze I & II workbooks for getting started on Athenian Greek. Surely there are other good books too, but I have no experience with them. After that, I recommend memorizing word frequency lists and reading a lot of New Testament Greek on account of its simplicity which makes it good for learning Koine. If that's not your cup of tea, then working through Homer is also highly recommended, but I think Athenaze is really a good place to get your feet wet either way (here's a link to book 1: amzn.to/3WoiMlL)
🙏🙏🙏
Reality/God/Life = That which is/That I am
Empty of ego (separateness) = Full of Life
Eternally actualizing infinite potential, because only Eternity can fully embrace Infinity.
The abstract (Heaven) called Love by the Psyche (Firmament) can be expressed concretely (Earth) as a smile, hug, etc, thereby uniting Heaven and Earth.
Is 'Stranger' 'Xenos' here? As in, Zeus will exact judgment for and against you?
Yep: Ξένος ὢν ἴσθι (alternative could be foreigner); I suspect you could sub this out idiomatically for the more immediately recognizable "When in Rome, do like the Romans do."
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So, I recently bought Picatrix from Amazon for myself as a Christmas present, will probably buy your other book next payday.
Could you do me a solid and sign the copy and maybe add in a list of other books you recommend me to buy? The order is for William Flett. I have no idea how the orders are fulfilled, if the publisher sends the copy or if you do.
Hi William, merry Christmas and thanks for your gift. I would love to sign your copy, but unfortunately I don't know how it would be logistically possible. I don't have a hand in the distribution process which is done either by the presses themselves (which are in a different country) or by amazon warehouses, so nothing passes through my hands before it reaches customers.
@@TheModernHermeticist
That's what I figured but I hope you had a great Holly Day and keep up the great work. Wishing well from Winterpeg.
I wonder...My middle Name is ..DELPHINA ...is THAT name any part of DELPHI.? I MEAN it is spelling wise but do YOU, or have You heard of this name. I've only known 1 other person with it, My Grand mothers name was Delphina, that's why it's My middle Name.
δελφίνια are dolphins in Greek, and they were thought to be connected with Apollo in the Homeric Hymn to Pythian Apollo. So the connection may be to dolphins?
@@TheModernHermeticist Δελφίνι comes from Ancient Greek δελφις which means womb. The Delphi oracle is also connected with birth since it was considered to be the belly-button of the Earth (which is created when the umbilical cord is cut off).
So you're connecting it with the omphalos at Delphi? Δελφῑ́ς is also dolphin in Ancient Greek, and presumably the name comes from the fact that as mammals they are womb-bearing fish.
@@TheModernHermeticist Yeah. There's also the version where Apollo leads Cretan sailors to Delphi in the form of a dolphin, hence its name. Or the one where it was named δελφυς (sorry, not δελφις) because before Apollo the site was used to worship Mother Earth. Also kind of unrelated but could you perhaps do a video on Epimenides and the Cretan oracles of Idaean Zeus? I've seen a theory that they could very well be the originators of Orphic and Pythagorean doctrines if Orphism came from the Pythagorean circles and not vice-versa since their alleged author was taught from the Idaean oracles.
I’m so into these, but “rule your wife” is gonna be the most challenging.
Not even Socrates could
You gotta
Rule your wife and be ruled over by your wife aka. marriage
She can rule me...I'm good with that! 😘😏
Not properly ruling one’s wife is the source of all evil
Be religiously silent
i think this is referring to somethign that would later be better known as monastic silence. but maybe more probably the silence necessary during roman hellenic rituals
Find fault with no-one.
And shun evil .
Contradictory ?
Ψέγε μηδένα could alternatively be "Don't criticize anyone" and Κακίας ἀπέχου could be rendered "be distant from/have nothing to do with lack of quality/evil/wickedness/vice/depravity/cowardice/dishonour/shame/misfortune, etc."
I'd like to think of this more colloquially as "don't nag people" and "don't get involved with shitty people/things."
@@TheModernHermeticist Thank you Dan, context is often times lacking, so good to be able to read these wonders in the original language, thank you for all The Good Work.
Evil can also be perfect.
Thank you for another wonderful reading. I have a great interest in Stobaeus because it is not available in a full English translation yet and contains so much interesting material not found elsewhere. A side note and question: when I search UA-cam for Plato, neoplatonist philosophers, etc., I get a lot of Pierre Grimes videos and I wonder what you think about him. It seems to me that in his presentations he just does geometry and doesn't discuss the literature. Is this a kind of purist approach like what one would get in the academy, "let none ignorant of geometry enter here", or is he just a guy who is marketing some weird modern interpretation of Plato?
Pierre Grimes is the single best guide to the platonic tradition that you will find in the modern world. When people ask me how to start reading plato, and they have no background, I suggest that they start by reading the Republic with Grimes's videos as a guide to the inner meaning of the text, which is nearly always lost in modern translations, and, worse, modern introductions.
That said, he does have his limitations. These include an unwillingness to deal with Iamblichus and his school or to discuss magic or theurgy. But, as I said above, you are not going to find a more accessible introduction to Plato who correctly understands him as a spiritual teacher, like a western Patanjali. Most other contemporary commentators treat him as some kind of weird old political philosopher.
If you allow Grimes to guide you through the Republic, Timaeus, Symposium and Phaedrus you will be way ahead of most people in your understanding of platonic philosophy. At that point, you will also be equipped to read the other dialogues in the order recommended by Iamblichus. And at this point, you can go to Thomas Taylor for guidance. Taylor is the most important figure in the history of modern, post Renaissance Platonism, but his work is very difficult to approach unless you have a fairly firm grounding.
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I'm not sure if this should be called a book of mind control, brain-washing or social engineering as all three would be appropriate.
Obey. Pay your taxes. Don't complain. Die for your government. Eat bugs. Own nothing and be happy.
@@helllique completely missing the point, intentionally misinterpreting, what's with the bug-eating?... At least try, dude