Algis Uzdavinys

In Neoplatonism, names are likened to “divine images” that are essentially symbolic and theurgic. They function… leading to the first principles and causes through their effects and traces… The divine names are regarded as “vocal images” or “spoken statues” (agalmata phoneenta) of the gods.

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Originally published in Eye of the Heart, 1, 2008. Republished here with thanks.