The Dream of Scipio [w/ Latin and English Text]

Believe it or not, Marcus Tullius Cicero's 'Somnium Scipionis' or 'The Dream of Scipio' is one of Western Esotericism's most foundational documents. Drawn from Book VI of Cicero's Republic, it describes the famous night journey and astral ascent of the Roman general Scipio Aemilianus, two years before he oversaw the sack of Carthage in 146 BC. Modeled on Plato's 'Myth of Er' and emulated during the Middle Ages by such visionary works as Dante's Divine Comedy, this ancient text provides us with a vivid vision of Stoic-inspired soul-travel by ancient Rome's single most eloquent rhetorician. #cicero #ancienthistory #ancientrome #rome #pagan #paganism #religion #history Translated and annotated by James A. Kleist Read by Dan Attrell Support The Modern Hermeticist On Patreon (New!):   / themodernhermeticist   Picatrix: A Medieval Treatise on Astral Magic" (PSU Press, 2019) https://amzn.to/3LnAEse ​(affiliate link) Marsilio Ficino: On the Christian Religion (UTP, 2022) https://amzn.to/3POdTOQ (affiliate link) PayPal tip jar: https://paypal.me/dattrell?locale.x=e... BTC: 3P8BmGE5UNJ8nehxkaq9MtDcY6EavQhTjN ETH: 0x64b13693Bf0E2D48ECAe89405273999862406d7C http://www.themodernhermeticist.com