


Thu 13 Jan
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'Plato the Myth Maker' I - Four-week Course
Plato's teachings encoded in myth: Androgyne, Atlantis, Prometheus, Ring of Gyges, Judgement of Souls. Jan 13th, 20th, 27th; Feb 3rd
Time & Location
13 Jan 2022, 19:30 – 21:30
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About The Event
Plato is usually best-known for his hefty musings on philosophy and as the forefather of many ideas central to occultism. But few know he created a common occult practice: the concealment of deeper meanings in the form of myth – the hiding of teachings 'in plain sight'. Sasha Chaitow's course explores four of the most famed in this light.
13 Jan. The Androgyne and the Birth of Love 20 Jan. Atlantis
27 Jan. Prometheus’ Sacred Fire 3 Feb. The Ring of Gyges and The Judgement of Souls
Plato cannot be underestimated as an occult mythmaker, for each contains layers of meaning: the Latin occulere means to conceal, and gave us the word 'occult'. The myth of Atlantis is the earliest known literary utopia; the Ring of Gyges is a contemplation on human morality, and so on with each of them. The lively, richly illustrated lectures reveal their messages, but also…