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We are the One: Plotinus’ Participatory Metaphysics
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:30 pm
by Soul_of_Shu
From the Secret History of Western Escotericism podcast, an exploration into some of the aspects of Plotinus’ living, participatory universe, in which humans play a constitutive role ...
https://shwep.net/podcast/we-are-the-on ... taphysics/
Re: We are the One: Plotinus’ Participatory Metaphysics
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 10:10 pm
by AshvinP
I am sensing this to be a bit of compensatory function for previously posting Langan hyper abstract TOE : )
I have not yet listened to the podcast, but just wanted to remark, Plotinus is really good spritual resource, as long we understand his participatory perspective. For him, the physical world of our senses barely existed, rather everything around him was permeated by the Spirit through and through. And the real spiritual word which gives rise to all appearances only began beyond the clouds. He did not really even sense a need to distinguish between spiritual and physical worlds. We are forced into such distinctions today and they prove useful for earliest stages of our spiritual journey, but eventually we also need to imagine and inuit Plotinus perspective without sacrificing any resolution.
Re: We are the One: Plotinus’ Participatory Metaphysics
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 11:31 pm
by Soul_of_Shu
AshvinP wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 10:10 pmI am sensing this to be a bit of compensatory function for previously posting Langan hyper abstract TOE : )
You can thank Curt Jaimungal for enticing this eclectic curiosity seeker into the Langan labyrinth, in which Chris actually mentions Plotinus as a philosopher he admires, so go figure. Same curiosity then led me to stumble upon a mention of the podcast site, where Plotinus popped up again. Somehow the dots keep connecting, whichever door I open, so this eclectic curiosity seeker will carry on.