Magazine Archive

The Shrine of Wisdom magazine was published quarterly between 1918 and 1947

A limited number of back copies of these magazines are available for sale
at £1.50 ($US 3) each, post and packing free:-

Shrine of Wisdom Magazines still available for sale:-

No. Date Main articles
 34 1927 The Human Soul in the Myths of Plato IV; Confucius and his Doctrines; The Music of Worship
 36 1928 Plotinus on the Beautiful; The Music of Worship; The Human Soul in the Myths of Plato V
 38 1928 Damascius on First Principles I; Ideas and Matter - Chu Hsi; The Mythology of the Norsemen I
 39 1929 Damascius on First Principles II; Johannes Van Ruysbroeck; The Great Extreme - Chu Hsi
 40 1929 The Mythology of the Norsemen II; Heaven and Earth - Chu Hsi; The Florentine Neo-Platonists
 41 1929 Yang and Yin-The Five Elements; St Francis de Sales; Thomas Taylor's Dissertation on the Platonic Theory of Ideas I (extracts)
 42 1929 The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana I; Neoplatonism in the Persian Mystical Poets I; Thomas Taylor's Dissertation on the Platonic Theory of Ideas II (extracts)
 43 1930 Plotinus on Intelligible Beauty*; The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana II; Neoplatonism in the Persian Mystical Poets II
 44 1930 The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana III; The Wanderings of  Ulysses*
 45 1930 Porphyry on Auxiliaries to the Perception of Intelligible Natures*; Clement of Alexandria; The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana IV
 46 1930 Porphyry on Auxiliaries to the Perception of Intelligible Natures II*; Thomas Taylor's Notes to Phaedo of Plato, The Classic of Purity; Life of Porphyry
 47 1931 Porphyry on Auxiliaries to the Perception of Intelligible Natures III*; The Great Learning or Ta Hsio; Simplicius on Providence 
 48 1931 Extract from Iamblichus' Exhortation to the Study of Philosophy; Extracts from Two Letters of Picus Earl of Mirandula; Thomas Taylor's Notes Concerning Evil
 49 1931 Ten Doubts Concerning Providence I - Proclus*; Orpheus and the Orphic Tradition; Simplicius on Freedom of Choice*; 
 50 1931 Ten Doubts Concerning Providence II - Proclus*; Origen; Iamblichus' Exhortation to the Study of Philosophy
 51 1932 On the Mythology of the Greeks I - Thomas Taylor; Philosophical Extracts from Dante's "De Monarchia"; Ten Doubts Concerning Providence III - Proclus*; Short Dialogue between a Learned Divine (John Tauler?) and a Beggar - From The Gospel Opened by John Everard 1659
 52 1932 On the Mythology of the Greeks II - Thomas Taylor; Philo Judæas; Ten Doubts Concerning Providence IV - Proclus*
 53 1932 Avicebron; Ten Doubts Concerning Providence V - Proclus*; An Account of Matter - collected from Plotinus by Thomas Taylor
 54 1932 On the Utility of the Mathematical and Metaphysical Sciences I - Thomas Taylor; Lieh Tsze and the "Classic of Fullness and Emptiness"; A Discourse on the Immortality of the Soul I - John Smith; The Origin and Progress of Letters: The Name of God - The Bardic Secret 
 55 1933 On the Utility of the Mathematical and Metaphysical Sciences II - Thomas Taylor; St Catherine of Siena; A Discourse on the Immortality of the Soul II - John Smith 
 56 1933 Dialectic - from Proclus and the writings of Thomas Taylor; Zamolxis, Abaris, and Hesus; On the Duty of the Wise Man - Aquinas; On the Utility of the Mathematical and Metaphysical Sciences III
 57 1933 Buddhist Teachings on Nirvana; Richard Rolle; Sentences of Bardism; Selections from Sermons - Thomas à Kempis
 58 1933 The Celestial Hierarchies - Dionysius the Areopagite I; Some Neo-Platonic Teachings about Prayer; Extracts from the Writings of Floyer Sydenham
 59 1934 The Celestial Hierarchies - Dionysius the Areopagite II; Simplicius on Providence; Extracts from the Writings of Floyer Sydenham
 60 1934 Fo-Hi; The First Cause - from Simplicius' Commentary on Epictetus' Enchiridion 
 61 1934 Immortality of the Soul in the Platonic Dialogues I; Ancient Chinese Music; The Celestial Hierarchies - Dionysius the Areopagite; Proclus on the Universal Forms in the Soul
 62 1934 Preface to Porphyry's Introduction to the Categories of Aristotle - Thomas Taylor; Immortality of the Soul in the Platonic Dialogues II; The Celestial Hierarchies - Dionysius the Areopagite Ch.XIII
 81 1939 Thomas Taylor's Introduction to Plotinus on Providence; Synesius of Cyrene;
 82 1939 Kulhwch and Olwen; Plotinus on Providence*; 

*translated by Thomas Taylor

On-line Articles from Shrine of Wisdom Magazines (some of which are no longer available):-

12 1922 History of the Golden Hermetic Succession
15 1923 Symbols; Platonism as a Discipline - Thomas Johnson
25 1925 Thomas Taylor, A Great English Platonist 
28 1926 Plato & The Human Gnostic Faculties
 29 1926 Proclus Hymn to the Muses; Clement of Alexandria; Plato & The Four Inspirations I
30 1926 A Study in Graphic Symbolism; Plato & The Four Inspirations II
31

1927

Plato & The Four Inspirations III
 37

 1928

Damascius on First Principles; Bardic Wisdom, The Myth of Narcissus, 
The Platonic Philosopher's Creed, The Emperor Julian
51

1932

Dante Freedom of Will and Judgement, Dante Two Aspects of Man, Traherne, Emerson
52

1932

Philo Judaeas; Proclus Extracts from Ten Doubts Concerning Providence, trans. Tho.Taylor  in preparation

 67

 1936

The Myth of Dionysus; Albertus MagnusPlato on the True Understanding of Things, trans Taylor
79

 1939

Plotinus on Felicity, introduction by Thomas Taylor, Meister Eckhart
83

1940

Plotinus on Providence; St John of the Cross; The Barddas; Proclus Elements of Theology; The Sutta Nipata
89

1941

Yin Fu King, The Quietists, Simplicius on the Enchiridion of Epictetus, Fable of Cattwg the Wise 
91

1942

Yin Fu King; The Quietists; Simplicius on the Enchiridion of Epictetus; Meister Eckhart; Proclus Elements of Theology
97

1943

Plato A Discussion on the Immortality of the Soul from The Phaedo; Triads of Wisdom; Dionysius The Divine Names Ch II; Proclus The Elements of Theology CLXIX; Firdusi Prayer 
98

1943

Plato A Discussion on the Immortality of the Soul from The Phaedo; Triads of Wisdom; Dionysius The Divine Names; Proclus The Elements of Theology; Buddhist Parable 
100

1944

Plato The Purpose of Human Life from The Gorgias; John Norris The Elevation, with annotation; Rumi Extract from the Nasnavi; Triads of Wisdom; Dionysius the Areopagite The Divine Names; Proclus The Elements of Theology
102

1944

Emerson on Thomas Taylor & the Platonists
103

1945

Hermes On Piety and True Philosophy
104

1945

Plato Politicus; Kabir; Dionysius the Areopagite Divine Names; Proclus The Elements of Theology
107-110

1946

Divine Justice Ralph Cudworth, Akbar, Ruysbroek, Confucius 
Proclus Theology of Plato - complete series 

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