1. Marsilio Ficino, Florentine Neoplatonist, 13/10/1433-1/10/1499

    Melchisedech, 'Priest of the Most High God'

    Fides, Roman Goddess, Faithfulness

    Sanctus Chamael, Archangel

2. Aristotle, Greek philosopher, 384-322 BC

    The Holy Guardian Angels

3. Dionysius, mystical theologian, c.500 AD

4. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order, 1182-3/10/1226

5. Departed ancestors

6. Cecrops, King of Athens, brought the Ancient Religion to Greece

7. Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Rosary

8. Confucius (K'ung Fu-tzu), Chinese sage, 552?-479 BC

9. Denys, Patron Saint of France, c.250 AD

10. Plotinus, master of religious and philosophic mysticism, c.205-270 AD

      Thomas Traherne, English Metaphysical poet and divine, 10/1637-10/1674

11. Cadmus, founder of Thebes

12. Demosthenes, orator and Platonist, 384-12/10/322 BC

14. Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, 'the unknown philosopher', 18/1/1743-14/10/1803 
                                                                                                                (Calendar Note)

15. Nizami, Sufi mystical poet, 1141-1203

      Teresa of Avila, Spanish mystic, 23/3/1515-4/10/1582

16. Akbar (Abu'l-Fath Jalal al-Din Muhammad), Mogul emperor, 15/10/1542-16/10/1605

18. Pandrosos, daughter of Cecrops

      Luke, apostle and evangelist

20. Ammonius, son of Hermeias, Neoplatonist, 6th cent. AD

21. Hammurabi, Babylonian king and lawgiver, d.c.1750 BC

22. Yen-Hui, a favourite disciple of Confucius, 514-483 BC

      Sun enters Scorpio (Corresponding Labour of Hercules)

24. Mithras the Uplifter

      First day of Thesmophoria, the Mysteries next in importance to the Eleusinian, 
      for women only (until 26^th)

25. Taliesin, legendary bard

26. Maximus Tyrius, Neoplatonist, 2nd cent. AD

27. Suiko, Buddhist Empress, reigned 592-628 AD

      Rodolphus Agricola, Christian Platonist, 1443/44-27/10/1485

28. Hathor (E), Aspect of the World Mother

      Simon and Jude, apostles

30. Ares (G), Mars (R), Divine Warrior

      Vardhamana Jnatrputra, known as Mahavira, Jain saint and sage, 599?-527? BC

31. Hallowe’en, All Hallows Eve, Vigil of All Saints

      Last day of the year in the old Celtic calendar

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"Never did eye see the sun unless it had become sunlike, 
and never can soul see Beauty, unless itself be beautiful" - Plotinus