Shya doth schreibble:
>
> It seems to me that one thing that possibly points to a Hermetic source
> is the belief in the power of ritual to bring down or invoke divine power
> - to fashion the temple gods so to speak.
If you were to substitute the word 'Procedure' for
'Ritual', I would say that sounds about right.
The phrase "Ritual Magic" makes about as much sense
to me as does the phrase "Ritual Science"; which
is to say, very little.
It is redundant, even - it is rather like speaking
of 'procedural procedures'. Mechanism and Magic are
joined at the Root.
Cors in Manu Domine,
~ Khem Caigan
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" ... the magi were scientists (physikoi),
the magi were interested in manipulating
the powers (dynameis) of nature. "
~ Jeremiah Genest
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