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The Next Episode of The Ladder: Journeys in Platonic Mysticism is Out! Thinking With the Gods?: Edward Butler on Henads, Peculiarity, and Radical Plurality palinode.substack.com/p/thinking-wit…

The "Ancient Critics of Democracy" Jam has now been published! Danny Layne gives a rapid-fire tour of classical critiques of democracy (from her course on the subject), and what they mean for building a humane, values-driven organization. palinode.substack.com/p/ancient-crit…

Learning to Fly (Ep. 16): a LIVE Khora demo of Platonic Mysticism. Watch how a “map for thinking” turns Platonism into navigable pathways, concepts, texts, creators, and contested connections. palinode.substack.com/p/learning-to-… #Platonism #Philosophy #Mysticism

Did Plato mean what he said? Ep. 15 explores Plato’s “strange” moments, Socrates motionless for hours, aporia, the cave, as possible descriptions of altered flow states. With Michael Chase + Vsevolod Rodionov. palinode.substack.com/p/did-plato-me… #Plato #Platonism #Philosophy

Gamification usually means points, streaks, and dashboards. But what if the best “progress” is exploration? New Jam: Progress without points. palinode.substack.com/p/blue-prince-…

What makes a thinker “timeless”? Ep. 14 takes up Emerson’s Platonism: genius, influence, and a world “signed” with meaning—from Plato to Kant to Coleridge & Carlyle. palinode.substack.com/p/emerson-as-r… #AncientPhilosophy #AmericanPhilosophy

What if images (icons, statues, glyphs, even texts) aren’t “mere symbols,” but practices that remake the self? Ep. 13: “Inviting the Gods Over for Tea” with Danny, Gareth, Eli (+ Marios Koutsoukos). Listen/watch: palinode.substack.com/p/inviting-the… #AncientPhilosophy #Mysticism

What if an icon isn’t “just” a symbol—but a presence that asks for care? Platonic Mysticism (Ep. 12): the Greek Magical Papyri, theurgy, and an “animated statue” experiment with Marios Koutsoukos. palinode.substack.com/p/a-divine-tam… #Platonism #Mysticism #LateAntiquity

Khora is live!!!! This is the early chapter, and we want the right people in the room. If you’ve wanted an online space that rewards curiosity, depth, and real connection—come help us build it. Start here: khora.world Join Discord: discord.com/invite/7gadyjp…

In this special episode, Profs. Danielle A. Layne and Tyler Tritten, married philosophers, discuss the meaning of Christmas, holidays and the myriad ways individuals take the time to create and sustain the sacred even in the secular world. palinode.substack.com/p/holy-days

New Palinode Jam Session: “The Problem of Language as an Object of Knowledge: From Mythic Thought to LLMs.” A Cassirer-inspired genealogy of why language became the modern battleground—and what the LLM moment changes. palinode.substack.com/p/the-problem-…

New on The Ladder: Why the Ladder?—Diotima, Bodies, and the Ascent of Beauty. From one body to many, body→soul→learning—how love trains perception without “kicking the ladder.” palinode.substack.com/p/why-the-ladd…

Live now: Dr. Stephen Rego, “Paraconsistency.” On handling contradiction without “explosion,” and why that matters for Khora’s negative view—showing real opposition while keeping results relevant. palinode.substack.com/p/paraconsiste…

New on The Ladder: The Secret Vocation — Imagination, Beauty, and the Elenchus. Danielle + Greg Shaw on inspiration disciplined by Socratic questioning, theurgy without self-inflation, and beauty’s quiet authority. palinode.substack.com/p/the-secret-v… #Platonism #PlatonicMysticism

Part 2 of our negation series is live: Dr. Edward P. Butler, “Elenchus Against Ontology.” On designing Khora to resist premature closure, keep internal tension, and return maximally divergent yet relevant paths. palinode.substack.com/p/elenchus-aga…

Kicking off a little series from our Content Curators. Post #1: Dr. Sebastian F. Moro Tornese, “The Nocturnal Ground.” It’s about giving Khora a negative view—so tension becomes insight. palinode.substack.com/p/the-nocturna…

Poetic Vision: Imagination, Eternity, and the War of Mythos vs. Logos The Ladder: Journeys in Platonic Mysticism, Episode 8 palinode.substack.com/p/poetic-visio…

Poetry, Mania, and the Golden Chain The Ladder: Journeys in Platonic Mysticism, Episode 8 palinode.substack.com/p/poetry-mania…

Ritual Platonic Mysticism, Episode 7 open.substack.com/pub/palinode/p…

The Ladder: Journeys in Platonic Mysticism Episode 6 "What is Piety?: Exploring Plato's Euthyphro" palinode.substack.com/p/what-is-piety