The Enchanted Initiate
A Journal of Traditional Symbolism, Hermeticism & the Occult Sciences

Scotus

Joannes Duns Scotus was a Franciscan Scholastic philosopher known for his work on voluntarism

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

Both men worked to clarify and extend philosophical ideas but in fundamentally different ways

Both were part of this hermetic lineage but opposed each other on key points like voluntarism

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

ScotusthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesFreemasonry →
I. Scotus & Francis Bacon

Both men worked to clarify and extend philosophical ideas but in fundamentally different ways

II. Francis Bacon & Freemasonry

Bacon is believed to have been a master of the Freemasons, and his symbols are used in Masonic symbolism

ScotusthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesAristotle →
I. Scotus & Francis Bacon

Both men worked to clarify and extend philosophical ideas but in fundamentally different ways

II. Francis Bacon & Aristotle

Bacon's methodological approach was influenced by Aristotle's emphasis on empirical observation

ScotusthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesSocrates →
I. Scotus & Francis Bacon

Both men worked to clarify and extend philosophical ideas but in fundamentally different ways

II. Francis Bacon & Socrates

Both men emphasized the role of reason and the empirical method in their respective philosophical approaches

ScotusthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesFraternity Of R.c. →
I. Scotus & Francis Bacon

Both men worked to clarify and extend philosophical ideas but in fundamentally different ways

II. Francis Bacon & Fraternity Of R.c.

Francis Bacon was a member of the Fraternity of R.C. And disseminated their arcana

ScotusthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesShakespeare →
I. Scotus & Francis Bacon

Both men worked to clarify and extend philosophical ideas but in fundamentally different ways

II. Francis Bacon & Shakespeare

Theories suggest that Shakespeare and Francis Bacon could be the same person

ScotusthroughThomas AquinasilluminatesNeo-platonism →
I. Scotus & Thomas Aquinas

Both were part of this hermetic lineage but opposed each other on key points like voluntarism

II. Thomas Aquinas & Neo-platonism

Thomas Aquinas incorporated Neo-Platonist ideas in his philosophy

ScotusthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesHobbes →
I. Scotus & Francis Bacon

Both men worked to clarify and extend philosophical ideas but in fundamentally different ways

II. Francis Bacon & Hobbes

Hobbes followed Bacon in the move toward empirical science and away from the scholastic tradition

I. Scotus & Francis Bacon

Both men worked to clarify and extend philosophical ideas but in fundamentally different ways

II. Francis Bacon & Rose Crose Watermark

Baconian ciphers often used paper with this watermark

ScotusthroughThomas AquinasilluminatesJustin Martyr →
I. Scotus & Thomas Aquinas

Both were part of this hermetic lineage but opposed each other on key points like voluntarism

II. Thomas Aquinas & Justin Martyr

Aquinas engages with and builds upon Justin's teachings in his scholastic work

ScotusthroughThomas AquinasilluminatesSt. Irenaeus →
I. Scotus & Thomas Aquinas

Both were part of this hermetic lineage but opposed each other on key points like voluntarism

II. Thomas Aquinas & St. Irenaeus

Aquinas engaged with Irenaeus's thought in his formulation of Augustinianism