The purely biological or scientific standpoint falls short in psychology because it is intellectual only. But the psychic phenomenon cannot be grasped in its totality by the intellect, for it consists not only of meaning but also of value, and this depends on the intensity of the accompanying feeling-tones. The … Continue reading
Aware of this, Solovyov devised a complex system that incorporated Platonic and Gnostic elements into a Christian philosophy and metaphysics. This would be more compelling than a creed. So he is not really calling for a Christian conversion per se, but rather for the more objective demand for a return to the Logos, and its terrestrial equivalent Sophia which he claimed is objectively knowable. Continue reading
But the sensual, or natural, man perceives not these things that are of the Spirit of God; for it is foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. But the spiritual man judges all things; and he himself is judged by no man. ~ 1 … Continue reading
And it will come to pass after these things that I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams and your young men shall see visions. (Joel 2:28) Mundus Imaginalis Elijah’s Dream The visionary Emmanuel Swedenborg … Continue reading
The preeminence of the belly over the eye signifies that the True Man does not lose himself in the world that is revealed to the eye, i.e., in the outer world, in the not-I. Continue reading
Thou hast entered the immeasurable region. I am the Dweller of the Threshold. What wouldst thou with me? Silent? Dost thou fear me? Am I not thy beloved? Is it not for me that thou hast rendered up the delights of thy race? Wouldst thou be wise? Mine is the wisdom of the countless ages. Kiss me, my mortal lover. Continue reading
Since the shadow is unconscious for most people, the snake corresponds to what is totally unconscious and incapable of becoming conscious, but which seems to possess a peculiar wisdom of its own and a knowledge that is often felt to be supernatural. Continue reading
Various images are used to express the idea that the essence of the material and the sensible lies in the immaterial and the invisible, that the “fullness” is ordered to “emptiness”: a reference to the metaphysical plane and a reference concordant with the nature of non-acting. Continue reading
We include Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, and Thomas Aquinas as the pillars of the Platonic Tradition. This does not mean that they agree on every detail, but that they participate in a mutually comprehensible discussion. Continue reading
Do not listen with the ear nor with the heart, but only with the spirit. To block the way of the senses, to keep the mirror of the heart pure. To keep oneself empty. From the outside, do not let things that no longer have names penetrate inside (impressions liberated from mental translations). Continue reading