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telestike  Term Image (τελεστικη) Script Image
(Language:  Greek)
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Short Description: one of the Neoplatonic names for theurgy and hieratic rituals
Long Description: one of the Neoplatonic names for theurgy and hieratic rituals; the animation of statues; telestike mania of Phaedrus 244e employs purifications and rites; according to Hermeias ( In Phaedr.92.16-24), the telestic madness is ranked above all the others inasmuch as it gathers all the others together and possesses them (that is, theology, all philosophy and erotic mania); there are different kinds of telestike.
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Source(s): The Golden Chain: An Anthology of Platonic and Pythagorean Philosophy, by Dr. Algis Uždavinys
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Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms