"Plato the Magician??" - Arcanvm Episode 2

In the follow-up episode to the Arcanvm channel premiere, Ike Baker dives into the work of Plato, and discusses how it lays the foundational metaphysical philosophy of the Western Esoteric Tradition, as well as how it relates to practical magic, and the alchemy of Initiation. Might wanna grab a notepad and pen for this one! Patreon:   / arcanvm   Follow on IG: @a.r.c.a.n.v.m Contact: [email protected] Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:33 Title Sequence 01:33 The "Western Esoteric Tradition" (briefly) 03:03 Some Prefatory Remarks (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Hellenism, & "Ultimate Monotheism") 04:47 Who was Plato? 05:52 Socrates 07:08 An Important Caveat 07:50 Meno 09:18 The Theory of Forms 12:09 The Problem of Universals 16:00 A Socratic Quote Against Post-Modernism 16:30 The Good 17:40 The Republic & the Allegory of the Cave 19:09 Phædo 21:11 Transmigration of the Soul & the Affinity Argument 22:54 Virtue 25:16 The Philosophic Life 26:48 Moral Relativism vs. Archetypal Good: Cause & Effect 28:02 The Psyche Kosmou 28:34 Timaeus 31:32 The Philosopher-King & What Philosophy Is 33:29 Bringing It All Together: Plato's Metaphysics & Spiritual Science 39:14 Platonism & Pythagoreanism 39:51 Your Thoughts?