In the divinatory art of geomancy, amissio symbolizes the classical elements of fire and water, intent and reflection, loss and giving and love. This website is the little gift of a philosopher and mystic to those who also seek a way Beyond.
I write quite a bit: mostly meditations on classical philosophy, accounts of weird things I've experienced, or summaries of things I've read lately. It's really all just written for myself, but I post it online in the hopes that some of it may be of interest to others, too.
(I am presently in the process of archiving old materials from various sources. Expect more to appear in time.)
We moderns have access to a wealth of public domain texts on the Internet, but these are often in the form of poor-quality scans, which are not very pleasant to read. I have transcribed a number of these using LaTeX, so that I might print and read them more comfortably.
| Author | Work | Download | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiskhulos | Agamemnon | US | A4 | TeX |
| Aiskhulos | Libation Bearers | US | A4 | TeX |
| Aiskhulos | Eumenides | US | A4 | TeX |
| Apuleius | Cupid and Psyche | US | A4 | TeX |
| Apuleius | On the God of Socrates | US | A4 | TeX |
| Gilbert Murray | The Story of Nefrekepta | US | A4 | TeX |
| Homer | Iliad | UTF-8 Text | ||
| Homer | Odyssey | UTF-8 Text | ||
| Platon | Apology | US | A4 | TeX |
| Platon | Myth of Er | US | A4 | TeX |
| Porphurios | On the Cave of the Nymphs | US | A4 | TeX |
| Porphurios | To Marcella | US | A4 | TeX |
| Porphurios | Sentences | US | A4 | TeX |
| Proklos | On Daimons | US | A4 | TeX |
| Sallustios | Concerning the Gods and the Universe | US | A4 | TeX |
| Sunesios | On Dreams | US | A4 | TeX |
| Xenophon | Socrates's Defense to the Jury | US | A4 | TeX |
Once upon a time, I was a computer programmer; these days, I'm retired, and mostly use software as a tool to help me understand some problem or other.
Geomancy is a divinatory art, and is useful as such, though I think it is even more interesting as a sort of calculus or logical system for understanding change. I participate in a study group on Dreamwidth, and have made several tools in order to facilitate discussion there.
All content on amissio.net is dedicated into the public domain.