April
"The Gods lead and perfect all things in a silent path by Their very Being
and fill them with Good." - Proclus
and fill them with Good." - Proclus
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1. Aphrodite (G), Venus (R), Goddess of Beauty and Harmony
Sanctus Uriel, Archangel
Floyer Sydenham, English Platonist, 1710-1/4/1787
3. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ (suggested date of commemoration)
4. Isidore of Seville, Doctor of the Church, c.560-4/4/636 AD
5. Avalokitesvara, Bodhisattva of Compassion; Kuan-yin (China), Kannon (Japan),
All-compassionate Mother Goddess
6. Asoka, Buddhist emperor, 3rd cent. BC
7. Samantabhadra, Bodhisattva, protector of all who teach Dharma
9. Lorenzo de' Medici, ‘The Magnificent’, Florentine Neoplatonist, 1/1/1449-9/4/1492
William Law, English mystic, 1686-9/4/1761
12. Nathanael Culverwel, Cambridge Platonist, d.1651?
15. Abu Nasr Al-Farabi, Arabian philosopher-mystic, c.870-950 AD (Calendar Note)
16. Patañjali, reputed author of the Yoga Sutra, 2nd-3rd cent. AD
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Hindu philosopher and statesman, 5/9/1888-16/4/1975
17. Proclus, Platonic successor, 410 or 412-485 AD
18. Brom-ston or Dromdon, Tibetan Buddhist, disciple of Atisa, 1008-1064
19. Cerialia, Roman Festival of Ceres, Goddess of Fertility
Chuang Tzu, Taoist philosopher and mystic, 3rd and 4th cent. BC
20. Sun enters Taurus (Corresponding Labour of Hercules)
21. Legendary date of the Foundation of the City of Rome, 753 BC
Anselm of Canterbury, theologian and philosopher, 1033?-21/4/1109
22. Sankaracarya, Vedantist philosopher and religious leader, 788?-820?AD
Kukai, known posthumously as Kobo Daishi, founder of the Shingon School of Buddhism in Japan,
27/7/774-22/4/835 AD
23. George, Patron Saint of England
William Shakespeare, 22 or 23/4/1564-23/4/1616
Chu Hsi, Chinese philosopher, 18/10/1130-23/4/1200
24. Buddhaghosha, ‘Voice of Buddha’, b.4th cent. AD
25. Mark, apostle, d.c.74 AD
26. Hierocles of Alexandria, Neoplatonist, d.431 or 432 AD
27. Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Transcendentalist, 25/5/1803-27/4/1882
28. Abu Bakr ibn Tufayl (Abubacer), Muslim philosopher and physician, d.1185
29. Catherine of Siena, Italian mystic, 1347?-29/4/1380
30. Departed Kindred
Concordia, Salus et Pax, (R) Concord, Health and Peace
Sanctus Uriel, Archangel
Floyer Sydenham, English Platonist, 1710-1/4/1787
3. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ (suggested date of commemoration)
4. Isidore of Seville, Doctor of the Church, c.560-4/4/636 AD
5. Avalokitesvara, Bodhisattva of Compassion; Kuan-yin (China), Kannon (Japan),
All-compassionate Mother Goddess
6. Asoka, Buddhist emperor, 3rd cent. BC
7. Samantabhadra, Bodhisattva, protector of all who teach Dharma
9. Lorenzo de' Medici, ‘The Magnificent’, Florentine Neoplatonist, 1/1/1449-9/4/1492
William Law, English mystic, 1686-9/4/1761
12. Nathanael Culverwel, Cambridge Platonist, d.1651?
15. Abu Nasr Al-Farabi, Arabian philosopher-mystic, c.870-950 AD (Calendar Note)
16. Patañjali, reputed author of the Yoga Sutra, 2nd-3rd cent. AD
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Hindu philosopher and statesman, 5/9/1888-16/4/1975
17. Proclus, Platonic successor, 410 or 412-485 AD
18. Brom-ston or Dromdon, Tibetan Buddhist, disciple of Atisa, 1008-1064
19. Cerialia, Roman Festival of Ceres, Goddess of Fertility
Chuang Tzu, Taoist philosopher and mystic, 3rd and 4th cent. BC
20. Sun enters Taurus (Corresponding Labour of Hercules)
21. Legendary date of the Foundation of the City of Rome, 753 BC
Anselm of Canterbury, theologian and philosopher, 1033?-21/4/1109
22. Sankaracarya, Vedantist philosopher and religious leader, 788?-820?AD
Kukai, known posthumously as Kobo Daishi, founder of the Shingon School of Buddhism in Japan,
27/7/774-22/4/835 AD
23. George, Patron Saint of England
William Shakespeare, 22 or 23/4/1564-23/4/1616
Chu Hsi, Chinese philosopher, 18/10/1130-23/4/1200
24. Buddhaghosha, ‘Voice of Buddha’, b.4th cent. AD
25. Mark, apostle, d.c.74 AD
26. Hierocles of Alexandria, Neoplatonist, d.431 or 432 AD
27. Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Transcendentalist, 25/5/1803-27/4/1882
28. Abu Bakr ibn Tufayl (Abubacer), Muslim philosopher and physician, d.1185
29. Catherine of Siena, Italian mystic, 1347?-29/4/1380
30. Departed Kindred
Concordia, Salus et Pax, (R) Concord, Health and Peace
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"Every being entering into the ineffable sanctuary of its own nature
finds there a symbol of the Father of all." - Proclus
finds there a symbol of the Father of all." - Proclus
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