Yes, I also find this discussion of the 12 (four triplicities) to be very useful. I found it fruitful also to meditate on these relationships with regard to the four primeval gods mentioned by Hesiod (Tartarus, Ge, Eros, and Chaos). For example, we could conceivably correlate the "makers" with Chaos, as imposing order on the cosmos, and the "harmonizers" perhaps with Eros. The "defenders" we could see as standing athwart the menace of Tartarus, and the "vivifiers" as corresponding to Ge. These were useful avenues for meditation for me, although it is a simplification for sure—the gods undeniably have a super-plenitude of aspects no covered by these correspondences.
As for the hypercosmic, that really requires one to delve into Proclus and Elements, as Taylor notes. Edward Butler's commentary on Proclus really gets into the nitty gritty of it, although it is exceedingly complex (I can't say I full grasp it myself).
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Date: 2021-12-08 04:00 pm (UTC)As for the hypercosmic, that really requires one to delve into Proclus and Elements, as Taylor notes. Edward Butler's commentary on Proclus really gets into the nitty gritty of it, although it is exceedingly complex (I can't say I full grasp it myself).
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