Axioms in the Pursuit of Knowledge
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. Ignorance is the root of all evil. True knowledge begins in knowing that you know nothing. The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest quest. To question is to grow. The true measure of intelligence is the ability to adapt. A […]
Regenerate Thyself
Men seek out retreats for themselves in the country, by the seaside, on the mountains, and thou too art wont to long above all for such things. But all this is unphilosophical to the last degree, when thou canst at a moment’s notice retire into thyself. For nowhere can a man find a retreat more […]
Divine Reason
Hermes brings our intellectual endowments to light, fills everything with divine reason, moves our souls towards Nous, awakens as it were from our heavy slumber, through our searching turns us back upon ourselves, through our birth-pangs perfects us, and through the discovery of pure Nous leads us to the blessed life. — Proclus
Hymn to Nature
NATURE, all parent, ancient, and divine, O Much-mechanic mother, art is thine; Heav’nly, abundant, venerable queen, In ev’ry part of thy dominions seen. Untam’d, all-taming, ever splendid light, All ruling, honor’d, and supremly bright. Immortal, first-born, ever still the same, Nocturnal, starry, shining, glorious dame. Thy feet’s still traces in a circling course, By thee […]