Living Theurgy is a masterpiece combining scholarly excellence with
lucid practicality. Theurgy ('god-working') is a combination of
ritual mystical practices interwoven with philosophy and theology.
It was developed by Iamblichus and other Neoplatonists inspired by
the works of philosophers including Plato, Aristotle and
Pythagoras, and Julian the Chaldean. Author and scholar Jeffrey
Kupperman elucidates and makes accessible the core ideologies and
practices of Theurgy, which evolved through more than 1000 years of
Platonic philosophy and cultural transformations. Kupperman guides
the reader through the contemplative and theurgical practices used
by the Neoplatonists to create effective spiritual transformation
in the practitioner. Philosophia (Philosophy) as the foundation of
Theurgy is explored through techniques such as lectio divina
('divine reading') contemplation and visualisation. It focuses on
discussion of key concepts including virtue, wisdom, bravery,
temperance, justice, evil, political philosophy, beauty and love.
Theologia (Theology) considers the One, also known as the Good,
which is the source of all, through the spectrum of monotheism,
polytheism and panentheism. It also explores different views
regarding the nature and functions of the Demiurge, angels and
daimons, and the human soul, and the practices of Theurgy,
including the use of hymns and prayers. Theourgia (Theurgy) focuses
on the practices, from purification and the use of signs, symbols
and tokens to talismancy and the ensouling of eikons (divine
images). The work concludes with a complete guide to the Invocation
of the Personal Daimon, an essential step in the theurgic process
of purification and illumination in seeking the Divine. Living
Theurgy is a literary psychopomp for practitioners seeking
effective methods of developing their knowledge and relationship
with the divine through Neoplatonic praxis. It is essential reading
for all those interested in traditional forms of magical,
philosophical, and religious practice, and the history of the
western mysteries. "Philosophy is purifying, religion illuminating,
but theurgy is uplifting." Introduction, Jeffrey Kupperman
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