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2020-03-29 NSPRM - Proclus - Theology of Plato (Book 6, Chapter 22; Book 7, Chapter 1) - Knowing and Doing the Twelve Mundane Gods

Synopsis Pierre leads the Noetic Society Parmenides study group through another session of study. Lately we've been taking a break from the Parmenides, going through Proclus' Theology of Plato (*) instead, in order to see how Proclus lays out the 14 orders of gods implied in the Parmenides. Today we don't do any reading: Instead, Pierre leads us through a dialogue he has prepared on the 12 mundane gods, which he says we already do in our own life and activities/states-of-mind. These come in triads: With Bradley: Apollo, Aphrodite, and Hermes With JulieH: Artemis, Hera, and Demeter With JeffS: Zeus, Poseidon, and Hephaestus With CathyW: Hestia, Ares, and Hermes There is some post-discussion on several topics afterwards, including with Rob, EricG, and DonB (who sees the likeness and connectedness between the mean-term gods (Aphrodite, Hera, Poseidon, Ares). Attendees Barbara, Regina, Pierre, DonB, JulieH, JedO, CathyW, BelindaB, AdinaB, Eric, Bradley, Chun-min, JeffS, Kristen, and probably others Technical Issues This was a Jitsi online videoconference meeting during the corona-virus shut-down. I did have a screen capture, and thus would have had video, but due to the crazy-good awes

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