Neoplatonism was the last of the great schools of Classical pagan philosophy. A synthesis of Platonism,
Aristotlism, Stoicism, and Pythagoreanism, which provided an esoteric interpretation of classical
Greek Paganism, it incorporated philosophy, mysticism, theosophy, and theurgy (higher
occultism). For three centuries it served as a last bastion of Pagan wisdom and
Esoteric philosophy in an increasingly hostile Christian dominated empire.
Even after the light of Classical Learning was extinguished, the Neoplatonic
current remained, undergoing new metamorphoses, in Christian Mysticism, Islamic
Philosophy, Ishraqi and Sufi Esotericism, and Judaic Kabbalah. Now with the
decline of materialistic scepticism and religious intolerance, and the rise of
diversity and multiplicity in the new information-rich society, may the light of
Neoplatonism shine once more!
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