I think that's fair. For my part, when reading it, I felt totally lost! Maybe I should just write up my list of things I felt lost on and post them? Any dialogue may be of interest...
Indeed! That might be edifying for all of us--raising questions, perhaps, that I was not even aware of that were lurking in the background.
For what it's worth, I have the translation by Arthur Darby Nock, which contains a lot of useful references (perhaps not as dense as Taylor's.)
I also have to give plugs for Iamblichus (On the Mysteries, especially for you diviners out there) and Proclus here (especially Elements of Theology), and of course Plato's Timaeus, which I think are useful background material, as well. Plotinus of course has the Enneads, but...well, our time in these incarnations is limited.
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Date: 2021-11-02 06:59 pm (UTC)For what it's worth, I have the translation by Arthur Darby Nock, which contains a lot of useful references (perhaps not as dense as Taylor's.)
I also have to give plugs for Iamblichus (On the Mysteries, especially for you diviners out there) and Proclus here (especially Elements of Theology), and of course Plato's Timaeus, which I think are useful background material, as well. Plotinus of course has the Enneads, but...well, our time in these incarnations is limited.
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Date: 2021-11-02 07:13 pm (UTC)