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Sacred Texts: The Classics

The Enneads of Plotinus: THE SECOND ENNEAD: THIRD TRACTATE: Section 15

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15. According to Plato, lots and choice play a part [in the determination of human conditions] before the Spindle of Necessity is turned; that once done, only the Spindle-destiny is valid; it fixes the chosen conditions irretrievably since the elected guardian-spirit becomes accessory to their accomplishment. But what is the significance of the Lots?