Theophrastianism

Followers of the teachings of the Aegidian hermit Theophraste the Younger, who believed all Cholaeic magic save the art of intellego to be fundamentally Demiurgic. Theophraste was particularly insistent that creo be abandoned, as he considered it a direct replication of the Demiurgic function of the material creation of the world. A number of Theophraste's later disciples softened his teachings, claiming that magi should merely use particular caution when practicing magic rather than eschewing it altogether. Hard-line Theophrastians, however, refuse to demonstrate proficiency in any art save intellego; they are therefore not often recognized as magi by the Order. The most extreme followers of Theophraste believe any act of material creation to be Demiurgic; they hold that the Demiurge is female, and that the act of giving birth is a crime against Holy Wisdom. There are a number of Theophrastians among the mundane monks of the Aegidian Order; the movement is particularly active at Lapidis.