When the soul turns toward itself, it turns at the same time toward the divine.
Πᾶσα ἡ ψυχὴ πρὸς ἑαυτὴν ἐπιστρεφομένη πρὸς τὸ θεῖον ἐπιστρέφεται.
Philosophers
Iamblichus
Born c. 245 in Chalcis, Syria, Iamblichus turned Neoplatonism from contemplation toward ritual. A pupil of Porphyry but his rival on theurgy, he founded the Apamea school and shaped the later course of Neoplatonism.
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