Sacred Texts: The Classics

The Enneads of Plotinus: THE FOURTH ENNEAD: FOURTH TRACTATE: Section 6

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6. Souls that descend, souls that change their state- these, then, may be said to have memory, which deals with what has come and gone; but what subjects of remembrance can there be for souls whose lot is to remain unchanged? The question touches memory in the stars in general, and also in the sun and moon and ends by dealing with the soul of the All, even by audaciously busying itself with the memories of Zeus himself.

The Enneads of Plotinus: THE FOURTH ENNEAD: FOURTH TRACTATE: Section 6

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