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Clothing of soul (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Descent/fall of the divine spirit 03 Religious festivals, cults, rituals and practices 03.02 Cult of Ištar 03.02.01 Doctrine of salvation 03.02.01.02 Descent/fall of the divine spirit Garments (1) 02 Religious and ideological symbols and iconographic motifs 02.08 Symbolism of jewelry and dress 02.08.03 Garments (1)	Keywords Chaldean Oracles descent soul
Period 2nd century CE Roman Empire	Channel No channel specified

Text
Chaldean Oracles 115:
You must hasten toward the light and toward the rays of the Father, from where the soul, clothed in mighty intellect, has been sent to you.

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Chaldean Oracles 115

Bibliography

Majercik 1989, 92-93

Majercik, Ruth. The Chaldean Oracles. Text, Translation, and Commentary. Studies in Greek and Roman Religion 5. Leiden, New York, Copenhagen, Cologne: E. J. Brill 1989.

Amar Annus

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