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SUMMARY:Inspiration - an online open session
DESCRIPTION:This talk explores how Greek Neoplatonists present two differen
 t strategies for self-cultivation and betterment: one\, a discipline of at
 tention and concentration\; the other\, an opening to inspiration (enthous
 iasmos) and ‘divine madness’. Inspiration\, drawing on the language of
  Plato’s Phaedrus about music\, ritual\, prophecy\, and love\, relies 
 less on discipline and more on receptivity. We will investigate the inner 
 psychological theories of inspiration\, and the anatomy of the soul\, that
  facilitates this kind of receptivity in late Platonism. This session will
  be led by Kaye Boesme and David Nowakowski. The time is in Eastern time.\
 n\nPlease download the paper we'll be drawing from: Virtues and Inspiratio
 ns\n\nThese open sessions usually run twice to accommodate different time 
 zones-this session is the Americas one. We take particular topics or passa
 ges from Plato and other writers in the tradition - these are open to anyo
 ne interested\, and they attract a wide range of participants. We usually 
 begin with a short 5 or 10 minute introduction to the subject in hand and 
 (when appropriate) a reading of a short text: this leaves a good hour or s
 o to discuss the ideas which arise (this will be posted here and emailed t
 o those who have registered).\n\nThere are no fees payable. The Trust sees
  the Platonic tradition as a spiritual one: not only a guide for the outer
  life\, but especially to be treasured for its assistance in the cultivati
 on of the inner self - the soul - for\, says Plato in the Timeaus\, “we
  are not terrestrial plants\, but blossoms of heaven.” We understand th
 e tradition to be profound and cohesive\, and one that repays the long-ter
 m effort required to truly embed oneself in it. Our approach is not exclu
 sive - we value other traditions for their insights - nor is it dogmatic o
 r an attempt to proselytise: however we are serious in our attempts to fat
 hom the depths of the tradition\, to identify its foundations\, and where 
 its teachings seem to run counter to accepted thinking to investigate them
  thoroughly rather than rejecting them prematurely. Thus our point of focu
 s is on the teachings of the tradition and most especially our own inner r
 esponse to them.\n\nBy joining our studies you are making no commitment be
 yond that of co-operating with us in our exploration of those truths which
  have inspired a company of men and women most luminous in their understan
 ding\, and unsparingly generous in their teaching.\n\nYou can register for
  the Americas-timed session here https://forms.gle/sKeA3dxS8AimM5f4A which
  will be at 19:30 EDT\, here a couple of weeks before the event. We use Ji
 tsi Meet as the platform to convene- once registered you will receive the 
 link to join.\n\nWe will also publish a short study paper we will use to e
 xplore this subject.
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