Plotinus · Philosophy

The Soul’s Ascent

Plotinus’ spiritual path: the soul, having descended from the divine through the levels of emanation, can <em>ascend back</em> - turning inward and upward, purifying itself, rising through contemplation of Mind to a final, ineffable union with the One: &lsquo;the flight of the alone to the Alone.&rsquo;

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You learned that for Plotinus the soul, having descended from the divine, can ascend back - by turning inward and upward, purifying itself of attachment to the body, rising through the contemplation of Beauty and the Divine Mind toward a final, ineffable union with the One, &lsquo;the flight of the alone to the Alone.…

Leads to Aristotle.

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