On the Mysteries of the Egyptians - Pimander - Asclepius

...distribution according to place, and determining what pertains to it; in cases where things are conceived in terms of species or genus, there can be mutual containment and mixing. But those things which differ entirely from one another in their whole essence admit no mutual distribution, mixing, or containment at all. When the distribution of divine beings numina: spiritual powers or divinities occurs through various regions of the world, understand that different regions receive the gifts of the gods in different ways, according to their own particular nature.

Considering this, the sacred art of rituals original: "ars sacrorum operum," referring to theurgy, the practice of performing rituals to connect with the divine. employs specific invocations original: "inuocationibus," the vocal prayers or calls used in ritual. that are suited to this kind of distribution and to the specific character of the divinities. Every part of the world receives something from every God; for every God is present as a whole to every part of the world. However, different parts receive from them in different ways: the Ether The highest, purest layer of the atmosphere, often associated with the celestial spheres. receives in an ethereal manner, while the Air receives in an airy manner. For the gifts of the gods are naturally attracted by specific materials and invocations.

The divinities superior to us have nothing in them that is passible passible: from the Latin 'passibilis,' meaning capable of being acted upon, suffering, or feeling emotion from an external cause. And they possess this—if I may call it so—impassibility not through any virtue they have acquired, but by their very nature. Indeed, not even the soul, which is the lowest of divine things, possesses anything passible: