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Since I seem to be in the mood for speculation involving incidents occurring in France… trying to back up a little and try my hand at some sense-making. In the Pimander, occurs another, one might even say an “Hermetic” creation account, in which the man (Adam) follows the pattern … creation, fall, redemption … but there does appear to be a difference. The “man” spoken of in Pimander does not appear to be a man of flesh and blood but instead presented as a magus. This magus apparently has within him the powers of the Seven Governors. …

Enter into this speculation Fabio Paolini. In 1589 he published a tome entitled Hebdomades interestingly enough in VENICE. Hmmmm. In Greek this word involves various uses of the number 7. The Hebdomades is described by D.P. Walker in his Spiritual and Demonic Magic (available gratis on archive.org) as “not only the theory of Ficino’s magic but also the whole complex of theories of which it is a part: the Neo-Platonic cosmology and astrology on which magic is based, the prisca theologia and magia” (pp. 135, note 1).

My wonder here is about the attack on Charlie Hebdo (which interestingly – coincidentally? – enough occurred on the 7th of January). Seven Governors, Seven Planets, Seven Spheres … Might one do any dot-connecting here?