Sacred Texts: The Classics

The Enneads of Plotinus: THE SECOND ENNEAD: NINTH TRACTATE: Section 14

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14. In yet another way they infringe still more gravely upon the inviolability of the Supreme. In the sacred formulas they inscribe, purporting to address the Supernal Beings- not merely the Soul but even the Transcendents- they are simply uttering spells and appeasements and evocations in the idea that these Powers will obey a call and be led about by a word from any of us who is in some degree trained to use the appropriate forms in the appropriate way- certain melodies, certain sounds…

The Enneads of Plotinus: THE SECOND ENNEAD: NINTH TRACTATE: Section 14

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