"In the philosophy of classical mysticism, there are two things in this world that are inviolable."
"The starry sky above our heads, and the bottom line in our hearts. Above the starry sky, there is an indescribable existence. Any disrespectful gaze will make people confused; below the bottom line, there is the source of trouble. The fallen wizards are the proof. They are because of their loss.
The bottom line has been reached, and in the end, even oneself has been lost.”
"The Hermetics firmly believe that their wisdom comes from Hermes deep in the starry sky. Based on this knowledge, they imprint any of their works with traces of Hermes, including alchemical objects.
Divination results, newly created spells, new magic formulas, etc.”
"Because they believe that the fruit of Hermes' wisdom is sacred and inviolable..."
On the podium, Lao Yao directed the chalk and left long paragraphs of cases and explanations on the blackboard. The students of Jiuyou College in the hall were busy writing, and feathers and bamboo poles became the most active parts of the class.
This section of Magical Philosophy teaches mainly about 'Western Classical Mysticism', which involves a large number of names, schools and their main ideas. Zheng Qing was so dizzy listening to it that he could only mechanically record everything the professor said.
One word.
The lively and noisy hearing at noon seemed to have happened a long, long time ago. The 'distant' memories were mixed with the dull reality, giving Zheng Qing a confused feeling of being under a 'confusion curse'——
Of course, this confused feeling is more likely because he was trying to sleep under the hypnosis of the professor's voice.
Because there was no break at noon, the young public-sponsored student was now very exhausted.
But contrary to his gradually blurring consciousness, the whispers between Fatty Xin and Zhang Jixin, who were sitting not far away from him, reached his ears very clearly.
"...So, dividing classes is a very wise choice." This is Fatty Xin's voice: "Without those holding back Alpha guys, the progress of our philosophy class has been accelerated by more than one level!"
"However, this situation is only temporary after all." This is Zhang Jixin's voice: "The school will not allow the rift between different colleges to expand further, they will come back..."
Zheng Qing's mind reacted slowly and sharply - Oh, they should be talking about the messy things in school recently. Because the conflict between Jiuyou and Alpha is becoming increasingly acute, the conflicts between red robes and white robes are also becoming more frequent.
In order to curb this trend, the school urgently adjusted some class schedules and staggered the classes that students from the two colleges attended together.
For example, today's Magical Philosophy was originally a major course taken at Alpha Academy and Jiuyou Academy, but now it has become a pure course at Jiuyou Academy.
Similarly, there are practical classes on Friday.
Thinking of the practical class, Zheng Qing's thoughts inevitably slipped to the upcoming magic circle launching ceremony on Saturday, thinking of Colma, and thinking of the gypsy witch wearing a white mask.
He turned his neck with great effort and looked to the other corner of the classroom.
Elena's head was buried behind a pile of thick textbooks. She didn't know whether she was taking notes seriously, or she was stuck in the quagmire dug by Duke Zhou like Zheng Qing and was struggling hard.
The wizard twitched the corner of his mouth and gave an inconspicuous smile.
On the podium, Lao Yao was still reading the lecture notes leisurely, seemingly not noticing the drowsy students at all:
"...In classical mystical philosophy, 'love' is a very important concept. It combines the concepts of mind, magic and matter..."
"... Orpheus's wife Eurydice was bitten by a snake and died. Orpheus came to hell and tried to use his magic to bring his wife back. This is similar to Isis saving Osiris in Egyptian mythology
The stories are similar, both adopt the idea of trying to find and save a loved one after losing her..."
"... As a more recent example, we can also get some clues from Ms. Rowling's documentary biography "Harry Potter"... Mother used 'love' to cast a powerful and ancient magic, simple, but very special.
Effectively preventing the Killing Curse. On the contrary, losing the ability to 'love', a powerful black magician was finally defeated by a young wizard who had just reached the level of a registered wizard..."
"Of course, these examples are not given here to ask you to give up the more refined and accurate magic theories in your hands and pursue those vague and implicit magical views in ancient times. On the contrary, I need to emphasize a concept here, guided by the philosophy of classical mysticism
Most of the magic born under this situation is based on experience and practice. If we carefully examine it, we will find a large number of paradoxes that violate common sense, and those paradoxes will become insurmountable mountains that prevent the progress of magic theory."
"But outside of modern dimensionalist theory, we should not give up traditional wisdom... Just like the magic created by 'love', it will never go out of style, and will always be young and powerful."
"Back to business."
"Greek mysticism had an important influence on the birth of the philosophical theory of white magic in the West. The first group of magicians affected came from the school that taught mystical philosophy founded by Pythagoras..."
The quill in Zheng Qing's hand effortlessly wrote the name 'Pythagoras' without any trembling on the tip of the pen. Now he is no longer like when he first came to First University and saw a familiar name in the magic world.
Surprise and panic. He has become adept at distinguishing the difference between reality and magic.
The class was coming to an end when his notebook was filled with the names of many familiar historical figures.
Lao Yao put away the lecture notes and began the final routine inquiry: "That's the main content of today. Do you have any questions?"
A person who surprised Zheng Qing raised his hand.
"Professor, is this year's spring hunting still going on?" Zhang Jixin raised his hand and asked loudly.
This question had nothing to do with the course, but it was very effective in attracting the attention of all students. There was a burst of chuckles in the classroom.
Lao Yao raised his eyebrows, with a look of surprise on his face: "Well...at present, the school has canceled a series of arrangements for this year's spring hunting. If there are new announcements, I will let Downton inform you."
The young wizards in the audience sighed. Some of them were regretful that they could not participate in the Spring Hunt, but most of them just echoed the atmosphere and pretended to sigh.
Therefore, human beings are naturally good at disguising themselves.
"This will cost us a lot of experience, Professor." Zhang Jixin shouted with some dissatisfaction.
Lao Yao didn't seem to care at all that the red-faced wizard's question had nothing to do with his courses. He chewed his pipe, smiled on his face, and educated him in an experienced tone: "Experience is like a tortoise shell, protecting one's own health."
At the same time, it also places a heavy burden on yourself. Too much experience is not a good thing for you."
"Young wizards, the shell on their bodies is still very light and soft, and they can stretch their bodies as much as they want. I hope that during your four years in college, you can break through that soft shell and let go of your dreams!"