Greek philosophy, mystical cosmology, Platonic idealism

Timaeus

Plato's most influential work on the nature of the physical world and the origin of the cosmos. The dialogue describes the creation of the universe by the Demiurge (a divine craftsman) using eternal Forms as models. It introduces the concepts of the World Soul, the four classical elements (associated with the Platonic solids), and the first account of the lost continent of Atlantis. For the occult researcher, it is the foundational text for Western cosmology, sacred geometry, and the Hermetic doctrine of 'as above, so below'.