As late as the 12th century Constantinople’s statues, collected from every corner of the Empire by Constantine, were treated as possessed of the powerful agency of their resident gods and daemons whose aid could be petitioned by those ‘in the know.’ In the Forum of Constantine stood two statues; one called ‘the Roman woman,’ the other ‘the Hungarian woman.’ Whilst campaigning against the Hungarians, the 12th century Emperor, Manuel Comnenus, learned that ‘the Roman’ had toppled over. Understanding the fateful implications of this event and seeking to reverse its potentially catastrophic effects he ordered the statue to be re-set and ‘the Hungarian’ to be toppled over in its place, thus deflecting the trajectory of revealed fate.
@fernandojavierblancoesmori39142 жыл бұрын
Gracias por su lección. Saludos desde argentina. 🧙🏽
@caneskinazi280 Жыл бұрын
In the video I'm linking to, we may have in front of us an instance of a contemporary practice of the theurgic art. It was very interesting to see how the quotations from Asclepius describe almost perfectly what Sadhguru is (or is claiming to be) doing here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2maZ3ewZpt5bc0