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Select Works of Plotinus · 458 of 752 · tr. Thomas Taylor

Select Works, Section 437 (part 2)

It possesses self-knowing, thus, on every count; the act is itself; and the object seen in that act- self, is itself.
Themes
Divine Simplicitytheology

The doctrine that God has no parts, divisions, or composite attributes; pure undivided being.

Principles retain their own seat without division while offshoots take lower ranks, implying undivided source.

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Kingdom Withinanthropology

The claim that the divine realm is present inside the individual, accessible without external mediation.

It states the soul never knew spatial separation and is always within the source, possessing the principle immanently.

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Logoscosmology

The divine reason, word, or ordering principle through which the universe was created; mediates between the transcendent God and the material world.

The Intellectual-Principle functions as the mediating divine reason between the First Principle and lower souls.

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Separation From Sourcesoteriology

The felt condition of exile from one's divine origin — Rumi's reed flute torn from its bed, Plotinus's 'we have forgotten,' the Gnostic forgetfulness; the affective wound that complements return_to_source and gives the return its motive.

The text describes an outgoing movement where offshoots take a lower rank, creating a distinction from the source.

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Emanation Hierarchycosmology

A chain of divine beings or principles flowing downward from a single transcendent source (the One or the Father), each level less perfect than the one above.

[auto] The passage explicitly describes an outgoing from the first principle where offshoots take a lower rank while retaining contact with the prior.

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Monadcosmology

The absolutely simple, undivided first principle from which all multiplicity and existence flows.

[auto] The text references the 'first principle' as the origin from which all existence flows.

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Mystical Unionsoteriology

The merging of the individual soul or self with the divine, transcending personal identity.

[auto] It describes beings being in identity with their prior principle as long as contact is held.

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Return To Sourcesoteriology

The soul's journey back to its divine origin, reversing the fall into matter through stages of purification or illumination.

[auto] The passage states that when physical forms are destroyed, the soul returns to whence it came and remains within the source.

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Spiritual Ascentpraxis

A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source.

[auto] The passage focuses on the upward path of the soul reascending to higher phases of being.

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Unity Of Beingtheology

The doctrine that all existence is ultimately one substance or one divine reality; non-duality as a theological claim.

[auto] It asserts that every being is in identity with its prior and the soul never knows spatial separation from the source.

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Related passages · 6 parallels
christian_mysticism|The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme|Chapter 5 (part 7)
2.) "Lucifer had within himself the fire and the light. He p. 113 was free. Why then did he imagine (project his consciousness) into the fire? The light and the power of God did not draw him into the fire, but the wrath of nature. Why…”
Both passages explore the concept of the soul or spirit's relationship with a higher principle and its descent into lower forms. They discuss the nature of the soul's existence and its connection to a divine source, albeit within different theological frameworks.
christian_mysticism|The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme|Chapter 7 (part 3)
2.) "The inner man stood in heaven; his essences were the Paradise; his body was indestructible. He knew the language of God and the angels, and the language of nature, as may be seen by Adam giving names to all creatures, to each accordin…”
Both passages explore the concept of the soul's connection to a higher principle and its existence within various forms. Plotinus discusses the soul's relationship to the Intellectual-Principle and its presence in different life forms, while the second passage describes Adam's divine state and his connection to all creatures and the divine.
christian_mysticism|The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme|Chapter 7 (part 6)
2.) There existed in man also the third principle, wherein resides sensual desire. He was not endowed with this principle for the purpose of surrendering himself to it, but that he might introduce it into the light of God, and glorify Him…”
Both passages discuss the nature of the human soul and its relationship with different principles or realms. They explore the idea of the soul's connection to divine and worldly elements, and the concept of harmony and order within the human being.
christian_mysticism|The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme|Chapter 9 (part 1)
p. 180 CHAPTER IX. GENERATION. "Let every Brahman, with fixed attention, consider all nature, both visible and invisible, as existing in the Divine Spirit. For when he contemplates the boundless universe in the Divine Spirit, he cannot…”
Both passages discuss the relationship between the soul and the divine, emphasizing the soul's origin, its connection to the divine principle, and the concept of the soul's ascent or descent. They also explore the idea of the soul's activity and its potential states, whether active or inactive in relation to the divine.
christian_mysticism|The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme|Chapter 11 (part 7)
48.) "The soul and the Word are not one or one being. The soul is born from the centre of nature, from the essences, and belongs to the body, for she issues from the essences of the body, and attracts to herself the body; but the Word is f…”
Both passages discuss the relationship between the soul and a higher principle (Intellectual-Principle in Plotinus, the Word in Jacob Boehme). They explore the idea of the soul's connection to and differentiation from this higher principle, as well as the nature of their interaction and existence.
renaissance_hermeticism|The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part II (Gli Eroici Furori)|PREFACE
. The second part of "The Heroic Enthusiasts" which I am now sending to the press is on the same subject as the first, namely the struggles of the soul in its upward progress towards purification and freedom, and the author makes use of low…”
Both passages discuss the soul's journey and its progression through different stages or forms, highlighting the soul's upward movement and its connection to higher principles. They share a mystical perspective on the soul's nature and its path towards purification and understanding.