The beauty of Philosophia abides ever in her symmetry and truth - this is her binding and uplifting mystery, being the great Muse of our kind... For philosophy, as we approach it, is as the perpetual desire for and reunion with immutable reality and is inseparably involved with truth and love. At its heart is harmony for all motion to the good and its light is full with symmetry adumbrating the beauty of truth. All human aspiration, science, art, religion and mysteries come within philosophy's maternal embrace, for its super-eternal substratum is the wisdom of all that is true and conceived of as being real and divine.

  From this viewpoint, the Kalosophia Circle of Philosophy has two simple aims; firstly, to provide a deeply stimulating, confidential and secure environment for the exploration, penetration, experience and celebration of the profundities that philosophy presents to all women and men, who ardently desire to realise permanent beauty, wisdom and good in their lives; this being for the sole purpose of assisting and being assisted in the conversion of the human soul to the causes of her existence, life, and intelligence, with all the real benefits that will flow therefrom. In short, it exists to help enable those who are inspired to become true philosophers, universal souls in life and in truth, and to embrace philosophy, in its original liberating reason, in order to understand reality and live accordingly; or using more graphic language, it is a gymnasium for those who desire to be or who are, pure philosophers, with all that this implies.... And secondly, to restore the name of philosophy to its natal dignity - as the great guide, guard, friend and unerring assistant of seeking mankind - rather than the merely theoretic, academic and pragmatic label it has become for any and every species of skill, body of thought, or system of beliefs, dogma and practices. For to so very many it appears to be now dry, brittle, damaged with stunted fruits, and with but a few occasional flowers, which are plucked prematurely and used as decoration, for so long as they retain some appearance of life and beauty - and it seems to cry out for life giving waters, for energy, for cultivation and for attention, so that it may blossom and fruit and grow and spread again its protective crown... 

  Together with these simple aims, it is a circle of true friends, companions and fellow voyagers in and for the love of wisdom - an intimate happy circle of authentic souls pursuing and sharing the most beautiful of goals and for the general good. And in this sharing it will be very helpful to keep in mind, that philosophy involves both love and wisdom - not one or the other, even if this was at all possible - as it always has done, does, and will do. In but a few words, this circle will be a living fire to warm our selves by and a beacon light of attraction to seeking souls energised by and for the love of wisdom - inspired by beauty, irradiated by truth, and safe in the embrace of the good - a sphere of replenishment, a centre of directed energy, and a peaceful haven of tranquil power  - and the presence of good men and women is transforming the circle into a vibrant living sphere... 

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Philosophy is the voyage of discovery of that which is already there, and always has been and always will be there... Whatever names, whatever divisions, whatever paths to and true visions of things which essentially are, they are all discovered through the love of and friendship with wisdom, by whatsoever name anyone or any group or nation may choose to call it. For philosophy itself has no sects, as it is simply the love and admiration of all that is real and good - and whoever does this as the great work of his or her life is to be called a philosopher. And it is not human wisdom which is to be sought and discovered, though this must inevitably be a fruit of this kind of love; but it is the wisdom of the real, that singular fullness which is generative and perfective of all truth and every species of beauty, the foundation and end of every type of being - wisdom itself or herself - beyond adequate naming, yet united to and penetrated by love, and by the most ardent and comprehensive energies for this beautiful and true assimilation.

  There are numerous good gifts that philosophy donates to the soul that is not only well prepared for their reception, but is at the same time willing for and moves itself towards these beneficent irradiations of its power. For philosophy itself is not without a certain essence and a life that it enjoys in the presence of that which it adheres to, as it proceeds into the lives of others. Further to this, and following an amatory inclination towards such things, philosophy is no less divine than it is an essence; and being of a guardian, purifying, and anagogic nature, it may be rightly considered as a vital divinity, most properly called herself.

  Philosophy also sings about everything that the universe contains; about the definite causes of it, the all-various beings that inhabit its many regions and spheres, about its multi-form lives and the essences of all things that move with intelligence and are moved by intelligence; and about the relationships between these lives and the legitimate place each possesses from the first; and she sings to mankind to know thyself, before it can know all and every thing else, and can generate for all the elements of very best life.

 

 

 

If, then, we should seriously ask ourselves concerning philosophy - what is it in itself? What shall we answer? It is a human invention. Or shall we say it is a human discovery? Or is it neither of these - being simply a casual and phantastic construct of man's ingenuity over many millennia, representing his thoughts and skills in any and every subject; a multitude of parts without a whole or unifying principle, or any harmonious union amidst the all but infinitely diverse sea of opinion, so that it has not an essence of itself, but will only exist for so long as the name exists - an exalted name for an exaltation of the human genius, whatever that may be or however it may become manifest.

  But another may answer that it is something real in itself, not solely defined by or even dependent upon human thought and experience. For this other will have examined himself upon whether philosophy may be seen operating in the universe as a whole, because he has perceived its energies in himself and that these too are derived from those that are previously in the world - not in capacity but in energy. For we are composed from the same mixture as that of the world, but in a manner and ratio appropriate to our particular essence. Hence the fire in us, the water, the air, the earth, the space, the consciousness, the intelligence, the knowledge, the law, the nature, the vitality, the energy, the love, the happiness, the justice, the truth, the power, the beauty, the being, the good and many other conditions that we are so keen to enjoy, to increase and to preserve are derived from the wholes of these same things in the universe - not the other way round; unless the whole is less than the aggregate of the parts. For man is not the measure of all things but the all is the measure of man; and without which he would not and could not even exist.

  Man, then, gradually discovers the all, excited by wonder and the desire to understand; and in this process discovers his or her position in it, the reason for this position, and the realistic possibilities of such a position. Yet without the assistance of philosophy such discoveries and experiences are so very rare as to appear prodigious and extraordinary. Hence, philosophy is either a name for some invented abstraction that has not an essence and power of its own; or it is a description of a condition of being that may be perceived in the universe, and discovered through penetration and experience by creatures such as us - seen as desirable because of its goodness and profound utility; and splendidly lovely because of its own radiant beauty and even more so of that to which it certainly leads - attractive to the best in us as it is attracted to the best over all.

 

 

 

But, perhaps, by some happy circumstance, we conceive that philosophy speaks to us, speaks to our very heart and centre - what then might she say? In this, we may answer with something of this delightful manner - "You, who approach to my sacred precincts, what do you say that I am? What is it that you desire that you should come to me? How do you think I can assist you to achieve that which you so much desire? Is what you ardently pursue and hunt possible of achievement by you - have you considered this? And, please, are you prepared to generate all the energy necessary for the completion of your goal? Are you, in truth, so ready, that you have come to me for assistance? For, if indeed you are, I am ready to assist and to take you with me." The introduction of a woman or a man to philosophy may well be met by such questions, as she gently responds to our approach. For these questions are fundamental to the passage of anyone who may require the assistance of philosophy, and could be offered otherwise - What is philosophy? What are you looking for, or to do, or desire? How do you believe that philosophy can help you? Is your aim achievable, alone or together with others? Where and how do you begin? - To this last question there is but one simple yet obvious answer; the beginning is from your self and the universe you find your self in. Everything else follows and the simplicity of the all is the key.

  The tradition and inheritance of pure philosophy lives on until this day, and will continue for so long as the love of wisdom inspires mankind - and it is not to be taken up or put aside lightly... It is replete with golden links and precious gems - the souls of men and women imbued with such a love, like a glittering chain about the breast of the goddess, radiating such wisdom and beauty as they are truly able. It is the friend of every other tradition that places the wisdom of the good at its head; and as Philosophia is the mother, so the divine tradition of Platon, together with the best of his predecessors and successors, is one of her most beautiful offspring...

 

It is requisite to show that philosophy is a thing of the greatest consequence, and that it is only to be obtained by great study and mighty labour.  For he who hears that this is the case, if he is truly a lover of wisdom, and is adapted to and worthy of its acquisition, being a divine person, will think that he hears of an admirable way, that he ought immediately to betake himself to this path, and make it the great business of his life.  After this, he will not cease exciting both himself, and the leader of this way, till he either obtains the consummation of his wishes, or receives a power by which he may be able to conduct himself without a guide... Platon