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PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE · LATE 5TH–EARLY 6TH CENTURY · BYZANTINE
The Celestial Hierarchy
Summary and key themes of this work
A systematic account of the angelic orders and their role in mediating divine illumination through hierarchical levels of being and light.
The Celestial Hierarchy is a central text in the Christian mystical tradition, offering insight into the spiritual life, the nature of divine union, and the transformation of the soul.
This work is central to the Byzantine tradition, shaping the understanding of the spiritual life and the soul's journey toward union with God.
Selected Passages
The cause of all things is above all things, and is not without being, or without life, or without reason, or without mind; but it is not body, nor has it form or shape, or quality, or quantity, or mass.
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