New Book Announcement - The Song of Proclus

Prometheus Trust has released a new compendium of writings from Proclus, titled "The Song of Proclus".  Here is the description from the publisher:

The Song of Proclus - Adapted by Guy Wyndham-Jones - Like A Casting of Light.  This little book presents a number of passages from Proclus arranged in verse form: the effect is both striking and inspiring. The voice is our native instrument of music, whether the vocal or the written word; both, when genuine, are the song of soul, and together they voice the soul’s music.  The numerous offerings in this little book will present you with a flavour of both the nature and scope of the beautiful vision of Proclus, the extraordinary lover of wisdom; and they will illustrate the music of philosophy, to be found within the prose of the philosophers of the Platonic tradition. Together they represent the Song of Proclus; and each piece is a meditation in itself.

This volume is available from the Prometheus Trust (in the U.K.) or from Openingmind Associates (in the U.S.A.).  It is also available on Amazon.  I do not have a copy of the book yet, but will post a review once I explore its contents.  From the description, it sure looks like it will be an inspiring piece!

New Book Announcement - Fragments of Numenius

The Prometheus Trust has just announced the new release of volume 08 in their Platonic Texts and Translations series.  The book is titled Fragments of Numenius of Apamea and is translated by Robert Petty which includes his own commentary on the fragments as well.  Here is the description of the book from the Prometheus Trust page:

Numenius of Apamea was, according to John Dillon, the “most fascinating figure in second-century philosophy” and an important forerunner of what is commonly known as neoplatonism - so much so that at one point Plotinus was accused of merely appropriating Numenius’ ideas. Unfortunately none of his works survive intact, so his full influence upon the development of Platonism must remain largely a matter of conjecture.

Here, for the first time in English are the extant fragements of Numenius presented with a detailed commentary. The text followed here is that established by Des Places in his Budé edition. The translation includes all fragments, but the commentary deals only with those fragments which are directly related to Numenius’ own philosophy.

The Prometheus Trust is well known as the publisher of the complete works of Thomas Taylor and is based in the U.K.   Their books are available in the U.S. through Opening Mind Associates.

Fragments of Numenius of Apamea can also be purchased on Amazon.com through the following link: