Orpheus and the roots of Platonism, Algis Uzdavinys, The Matheson Trust, London 2011
p 1 In Platos Phaedrus Socrates argues paradoxically that our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness. The four madnesses , divine gift provided by the Muses, Dionysius, Apollo and Aphrodite
erotike mania, poietike mania, telestike mania and prophetic mantike mania are sent by the gods.
the Muses provide the poetic.
Telestic madness leads the soul to its forgotten origins through the theurgic rites of ascent or other sacramental means of purification. ( telestike, hieratike telesiourgua, theophoria)
p 4 the prophets fall into enthusuasmos, inspired ecstacy and utter truths that they know nothing of, the body has a daimn or god within, like the animated statue they have a psyche or soul.
p 1 In Platos Phaedrus Socrates argues paradoxically that our greatest blessings come to us by way of madness. The four madnesses , divine gift provided by the Muses, Dionysius, Apollo and Aphrodite
erotike mania, poietike mania, telestike mania and prophetic mantike mania are sent by the gods.
the Muses provide the poetic.
Telestic madness leads the soul to its forgotten origins through the theurgic rites of ascent or other sacramental means of purification. ( telestike, hieratike telesiourgua, theophoria)
p 4 the prophets fall into enthusuasmos, inspired ecstacy and utter truths that they know nothing of, the body has a daimn or god within, like the animated statue they have a psyche or soul.
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