theurgy
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After this again, the Neo-Platonists joined theurgy with philosophy, which ultimately degenerated into magic and mere mysticism.
From Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Coleridge, Henry Nelson
Ecstasy for the initiates, theurgy for the crowd.
From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Cousin, Victor
The arts of theurgy were employed to wean the mind from sensuous knowledge, and to fix aspiration on unseen realities.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)
"I would not assert that theurgy may not be lawfully undertaken," replied Plotinus, "provided that the adept shall have purified himself by a fast of forty months."
From The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales by Garnett, Richard
Like a voice of love from heaven came their teaching, and Julian gave himself heart and soul to the mysterious fascination of their lying theurgy.
From The Arian Controversy by Gwatkin, Henry Melvill
