Since all existing things rejoice in that which is like them and reject that which is unlike...
Sallustius slips this one in there, but it's worth bearing in mind, as it's a theme repeated elsewhere, and could potentially fall under his earlier caveat about "common conceptions." I'm trying to find a better source for clarifying it, but in short, it's that like things congregate together harmoniously, whereas unlike things repulse (I'm basically just restating what he said above, so will try to find a better source).
This idea, however, underlies sympathetic magic in general: the sunthemata (tokens) of the gods, whether they be myths or language or actual physical objects, have some affinities to the god(s) in question.
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Date: 2021-11-17 03:50 pm (UTC)Sallustius slips this one in there, but it's worth bearing in mind, as it's a theme repeated elsewhere, and could potentially fall under his earlier caveat about "common conceptions." I'm trying to find a better source for clarifying it, but in short, it's that like things congregate together harmoniously, whereas unlike things repulse (I'm basically just restating what he said above, so will try to find a better source).
This idea, however, underlies sympathetic magic in general: the sunthemata (tokens) of the gods, whether they be myths or language or actual physical objects, have some affinities to the god(s) in question.