The first emanation from the One. It contains the totality of Platonic Forms and represents eternal, non-discursive thinking where the thinker and the thought are one.
We return to the One not by traveling, but by turning our attention inward, away from bodily desires and toward our own intellect. PLOTINUS THE ENNEADS
At the furthest point of emanation lies matter, which Plotinus identifies as evil because it is the total absence of form and "light". The Return: Ethics and Beauty The first emanation from the One
The principle that bridges the intelligible and sensible worlds. It translates the eternal ideas of the Intellect into the temporal, moving reality of our universe. 🌀 The Concept of Emanation At the furthest point of emanation lies matter,
Existence is viewed as a "flow" or emanation from the One, like light from a fire or heat from a sun. This process is: