Practice of rituals with the intention of invoking the action/presence of one or more deities
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Theurgy (/ˈθiːɜːrdʒi/; from Greek θεουργίαtheourgía), also known as divine magic, is one of two major branches of the magical arts,[1] the other being practical magic or thaumaturgy.[2][3] Theurgy describes the ritual practices associated with the invocation or evocation of the presence of one or more deities (also called "godforms"), especially with the goal of achieving henosis (uniting with the divine) and perfecting oneself.[4]
^Pierre A. Riffard, Dictionnaire de l'ésotérisme, Paris: Payot, 1983, 340.
^Josephy, Marcia Reines (1975). Magic & Superstition in the Jewish Tradition: An Exhibition Organized by the Maurice Spertus Museum of Judaica. Spertus College of Judaica Press. p. 18.
^Hasidism: Between Ecstasy and Magic, Moshe Idel, SUNY Press 1995, pp. 72–74. The term magic, used here to denote divine theurgy affecting material blessing, rather than directly talismanic practical Kabbalah magic
^Edmonds III, Radcliffe G. 2019. "The Illuminations of Theurgy: Philosophy and Magic" pp. 314-377. Drawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World. Princeton University Press.
Theurgy (/ˈθiːɜːrdʒi/; from Greek θεουργία theourgía), also known as divine magic, is one of two major branches of the magical arts, the other being practical...
calling forth of spirits was a relatively common practice in Neoplatonism, theurgy and other esoteric systems of antiquity. In contemporary western esotericism...
was generally considered evil and heretical, in contrast to theurgia (theurgy) and magia naturalis (natural magic), which were sometimes considered more...
further divides siḥr into three sections: Black magic (ʿilm as-siḥr), Theurgy (ʿilm al-khawāṣṣ wa ṭ-ṭalāsim), the practice of rituals to invoke action...
Book of Ceremonial Magic: Including the Rites and Mysteries of Goetic Theurgy, Sorcery, and Infernal Necromancy. Martino Fine Books. ISBN 978-1614271567...
demons. The second is Theurgy, divine magic reliant upon an alliance with divine spirits such as angels, archangels, and gods. "Theurgy" translates to the...
These forms are described below, but are not mutually exclusive. See also Theurgy. As a supplication or prayer, an invocation implies calling upon God, a...
supernatural magic Renaissance magic – Magical science during the Renaissance Theurgy – Practice of rituals with the intention of invoking the action/presence...
from other fields that it had traditionally been associated with (notably theurgy and philosophy), thus making medicine a profession. The art of ancient...
Gnosticism and the Platonic Tradition, p.40 Lewy, Hans. Chaldean Oracles and Theurgy: Mystic Magic and Platonism in the Later Roman Empire (Paris: Institut...
psychological terms. Instead of influencing harmony in the divine real by theurgy, his meditative scheme aimed for mystical union with God, drawing down...
and reconciliation of division can be obtained through the process of theurgy. [citation needed] By mimicking the demiurge, the individual is returned...
distinct from other fields with which it had traditionally been associated (theurgy and philosophy), thus establishing medicine as a profession. However, the...
Complete Nature of Christ: Sources and Structures of a Christological Theurgy in the Works of Johannes Reuchlin". In Bremmer, Jan N.; Veenstra, Jan R...
magic Necromancy Sex magic Shamanism Sigils Sympathetic magic Thaumaturgy Theurgy White magic Witchcraft Religion Magic and religion Christian views on magic...
with magic, i.e., "the science of talismans" (ʿilm al-ṭilasmāt, a form of theurgy) and "the science of specific properties" (ʿilm al-khawāṣṣ, the science...
(1913), The Book of Ceremonial Magic, Chapter IV: "The Mysteries of Goëtic Theurgy according to the Lesser Key of Solomon the King: Demons: I. (Baal) to IX...
(the founder of neoplatonism). Iamblichus disagreed with Porphyry about theurgy, reportedly responding to Porphyry's criticism of the practice in On the...
and adopted a more aesthetic and scholarly approach, virtually without theurgy to the masses. The Holy Jew's "Przysucha School" was continued by his successor...
Christian mysticism, Qabalah, Hermeticism, the paganism of ancient Egypt, theurgy, and alchemy. Ordo Aurum Solis, founded in 1897, is a Western mystery tradition...
the Golden Dawn was active in Great Britain and focused its practices on theurgy and spiritual development. Many present-day concepts of ritual and magic...
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