Proclus on Magic

I found this extract concerning magic from Proclus' Commentary on the First Alcibiades of Plato in The Platonist vol. 1, nos. 8–10, p. 116 (and translated by Thomas Taylor). I thought it might be of interest to several people here. (In particular, it specifically refutes a comment I myself made to violetcabra not long ago. :p )

(I apologize for the hasty transcription, but I haven't much time today! Please forgive any errors.)

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