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Gretchen Reydams-Schils on Calcidius and the Timæus

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

CHAPTER

Order, Potentiality, and the Triadic Structure of Reality

This chapter delves into the concept of order and potentiality, borrowed from Stoic philosophy, and explores the triadic structure of reality consisting of the first guard, the mind of the first guard, and the world soul. It also discusses the role of the lower vital soul in Cacadius' philosophy and touches on the influences of Numinius and Porphyry.

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