Neoplatonism, mystical philosophy, theurgy

Plotinus

205 – 270

Plotinus was a Roman-era philosopher born in Egypt and regarded as the founder of Neoplatonism, whose collected writings known as the Enneads elaborate a metaphysical system centered on the One, Intellect, and Soul as emanations of divine reality. His thought profoundly shaped Western mysticism, Christian theology, and the esoteric traditions of the Renaissance and beyond.