1 Theaniguenes of he cosmos 964-4581
Tsthewstos oe or man Gta)
‘Genres 360093735
Poms of drag seas?
Lite Paige como anigae 335-4)
Howth uiguenes ofthe alg mph igen athe
peso Pep and aes 4920-4485,
Opie finer Pra guage
‘Tela fhe Pag na niques (12-9)
‘Generelt ak aap
Thewraran she sod lng wit path ch
“The Living Thing fzlf muse be all-mbeacing ad unique wo be the
Paral 16-8)
“Thecrnmon wor bac the Parag eign (248-85)
“Thevwed Alomplee 433-4
‘Theo noi gp a0
“The come sas ees dsl bog
Pano ea ysysg-4et
On the Timaeus of Plato: Book 2
UG wor
Preliminary remarks: 205.4-214-12
_Recaptaation ofthe role of the prologue: 205.4-206.26
“The pred of the Tima records wo main sebjes, a sumary of
Sout’ consion' ands concie nario of the bate oe Athe-
‘a ane he Alans an of he vizory tha occurred over heh)
Each of hese accounts mes avery lage conten to che ene
investigation ofthe cones. The eal fom of te consttuin, though
sbeetofkmonledgein sorte asa hamonized tthe primary
level with the ondcring ofthe Heme, while the account ofthe war rd
the victory ae bolic fru the oppoton that fundamental >
the cones. The ome reeled the esence ofthe enosnc kis the
Taner reve thi powes fom which the aetivises advance into
theunircse, Theformer grea sketch the rt erento sinuses the
later af th sec rete of you wih, the Frmer presented the
formal cts, the er the material cause. Inde al the pilso-
‘es of ntere put fore the opposites a eines and exablich
{he cosmos a euting fm the harmonization of the opposes. Bat
‘ry and ode detve fom teal ore, which arn om the
Spe cack sm kn Suse
«Bessey eg ey mre ys ye
1 Realy Con sur. ee Pe mney 52-4 a
‘eters nace
+ Homie rep te Pde
2 et Ss ig mn Se he gr
«Fo ei ing) hepa pe tcc ig se
[Sumner ar be ot me cme oe
aloe te a te way‘omtution, Soa count has revel common tan extend
Ing wall maple that proceeds in ode. For that constaion
‘ransmied in diferent forms, whether nthe oa ein human begs,
frst the comic level Soe eesptlaon, ich gave a heck oF
‘heal el Grn of the contin whol separated on ate
tere usa the pray level the consinton inthe universe, td
Testo the same form tht iis eage trl the par ably as
wall
nado there ify wish anche way in which ne shold eek
the constitution analogy to the ewe and he war sag to
ene The constton in fc? penetes tothe uiat pars since
fl things have een rank in accordance with the appropiate ses
‘scendng fom the Detar igh down to he baton eel o he
ncosmi beings ne way de opeton wa ready abled i the
heavens beforehand. wheter dr ough the double evoluon rightward
nd eward ofthe [heavenly] bodies, or through the double eels ~
‘ofthe same and of he dierent ~of he woul oe teoagh te nds of
ling rest and motion or dhrcgh dhe proprtis of the ds —nale
snd fn though anyother such dvsion But he onsition
‘moreakint eaves, whl he war iano genesis For this reason the
Ferer belongs othe Jovin frank wb Sng forthe aero be
Tot afer the avenigntion ofthe patsy meansof images ne sould
reach ou tovars the inowfelgeof the whole an ae observing the
Images ic reais cake eld ofthe paradigms thems, sarting
from the things ie nporance i onderto real ind de larget
ead Those nag] fe i cr bw sid he pears
ana rer mysteries nich sunon the eo the ol wurde
‘heundstandig of he whole nd thes and towards he orestiation
fof the single eae and single procesion af al encosme beings. For
‘heryhing hsb the One” a al hings revert bck 0
‘Set pny ner ewe cna Sakon
+ Penman Yo ah ry
thekedostedecceepelviotemendocierdecsme
Thea vem ne edt polos ey 7,
ie Tis ints td gh al
‘Sn cre eid wh
the One [each] advancing acedingadiferingfatein the posession
tf parl and derng power which preside ve the universe”
_Exeursus on prayer and the gods 206.26-214.12
‘But before dealing wth the sbject acer ints emg e [Fina
fn is steno to moveatons of the gode and pve imitang
{hissy the Maerof theives wo befor uring cre
‘eather enor he oscar shine of Nght il his
Sth vine thghts fom thereto receive he rinses ofthe restive
{ak and ft spermine speak ths, so rele al diel and
“Soweto encourage his ther (Krone to cllaborate with him nthe
“env ah Ths wat ele recoded asayingby the Theologian in
Wis pos
Mab sgn an hs me i om
And rom her be ears'*
Serundal hing with ununnbecr n inh ide pe he
anh then nso boa th remainder ofthe rea work As for
‘Krona afer puting him chai, eal ut prays to him and ay
ie wp ceric, ins in sic
and hroughowt what follows he kp on invoking the goo is
{thr For how de wold fe ben pontine al shings with gos
uma these peeepble eam robe the Living Things
‘tection ess he sees ow tovars the ivi es of the
hives ad, nsf ld ath theses in a poston 0."
hing rh opin hi eae wend de
Ieisneesary therefore tht forall ele we ofan some clerk
tle aboutpoyer what ts oxen eandits perfection, and rom where
‘cinta sul
Rig el gma get il an Fe
*Guiepemp ee nde ayo
ery Ser en
1s am mc ns te
SOLS kar Orman mae
7be
nthe Time of Pate Book
[Now the pileupher Porgy in dsingishing between those
of he ancients who fave acre payer and tose who have not has
five usa guided wut wo the varios opinions on the subject which can
fesummanzedasfoliows:" Tow who hve been ited with he pe
‘may form father, ha who deny thet dhe gods eit a all eet
the sane tat paper ive ado do dose who ae aie with
‘he secondary fon of atesm, tat those wo adie ha the gods
‘tt whl ejc providence wellas those who concede ta the
otk ean that they ener providence but afi tha eveything
they come ours sess fori tet noting ta can ae place
lather than ie does, the Benet of prayer is dxroyed. These hikers,
weve who stat that the gd est and exer providence pd that
‘many ofthe things that happen could ocer there, quite pla
yao acepe the [efcay of payers and agree that they sou ie
aight
Moreover [Porphyry alsa aunberofargunents” (1) Prayers
epeclly appropiate forthe vitae because taconnecton withthe
“ie beets ie loves being eonneced token shevrons person
‘emote th got nals ease how win yee virasince
theyre in praon and have been apeeended by the ody sit was
1 jal shold prayto gods er heir emigraon Kom hese pa (2) Like
‘dren who at btn spurte om ths parents we bold payor
‘he rer to our ro parents he gos (3) Thane who Jcie to pray
‘snd to rn to hr prin te fc ike theres and mothers
expe) Among the aos to thse who are distinguished forthe
‘slom make prayers ther parla concer, he Brahmans ang the
Insane Mal mong te Ferns amd inthe ene ae Gres he
‘stot the dhesoginn, who have ale vale es and miysteri
[A for the Chaldens, ot oly di hey worship the divin in general
Dut they aso ated vitae goddess ofthe gods" and honoured herby
° Rapier howe ete ate comme
‘Shea teppei
‘tamer Asp
en 2 yc loge od eg
‘Smt A ty ew dc fr Pi wp hae a
rel cy sn iy. Tea ere ly Pot, Bo
etnies
nating tht thee vite dd not mean they neglected he hay cl)
nado wall hae feoniderans},becaseweare par ofthe At
‘fing that we pry the AIL Fora he ene of eey ng reves
tothe Whole brags sao wih if therefor, you poses wire,
You shou invoke that (ey which as already eae the whole of
‘ir in advance snc tht which entirely good i fr you to ease
‘ofthe good tat suitable for you. I yo sek some corporeal goo,
there i the power ha halls together the whole of body the es
"This accaurly the sou of precio for the par ar wal. Ths 5
‘if summary of what Perpbyry hae
The dine lanblichs,” however, considers such an acount nap
propriate for he subject [the pastel. For Pao text here is nox
oncemed wth godlet mc, with thse who are pradent 73) and
{blero converse with the psy ot with hone who are Resin about
‘he acs that pay pests, but with those who can be saved by the
"avout of the universe. He eches ds about bot the power andthe
falecionofprajer a doerine thet marelou and exesrdnary od
‘heeding al expectation.
"As forum ou appoch wil be to tama the passage to 4 lvl
wth which i eer ae moe faa and moe cognian, akg
Tesmcining plain ad giving the acount of payer that concord with
Plo viens. We shold ake our star then,Fom the falling
‘Al things tht ea are offpring ofthe god ae rough see
ence witha intent them and ave hel ound
arnoronly docs the contin proceso fens each completion,
‘ich of tem sucenivy obi st subsistence fom is proximate
‘Sense are generated, even if hy are deseried 35 bing atthe these
Temnove fom the gids, feed even i you were to speak of mater
thu) itt For the dine does no sand alot om ahi, bus
Preset forall hing aie” For his reson, een you tke he lowest
[Ek fet vai tere on you wl find the vine post. The One
‘Sin fice cveruere present, inasmuch a each ofthe beings derives
Se estenee fom the go and even ough they proved foeh fom
‘he gs they have not ge ov from hem Bt esther re rote
‘hewn, Where ined, oad thoy po ut when the gods ave crac
i thingy apd taken bold of tem in adeance and el ean them in
‘hemlves? Ror wha is leyon the gods That which in 902
°C te Tina 6 ian
2 Ofte even mena po Fer.
itp ET 4h heen
209(On the Fim Pat Book:
ten baal bigs have bcm era in irl by he go and
sin them Iwona ing battens
So proceed fr They have ace ben cat off or the gs I ey
ad hen ct of they mould not even ex, bea all te fing
ce they were wrenhed vay fom ter ahen,would sme hae
‘astn ards the raping wid of non-eing Tn fate ae seh
‘nein them the oda co pt the stern nhl they
tev proceeded of thom crate cane ne] they ra
inthe gos
Bac thon (beings] which proceed fth mas also eur imitating
the munition ofthe gut and thes reverton to theca, hat
thy ae rere in ators ithe pri a a ae
‘gen bred bythe gos andthe pray hens They rece
2 Second Kind of peresion fom ther, aecrtance mich wich they
‘ae ale to revert the goodness ofthe go ota, eget
‘he curet inthe jo, though ther eeson the xn be edn hes
‘nce agin malngthsknd of te whe both begins rem the gah
And ends with tem, Al hing therfore, bok remain al veto
the gous reccing this uly rm than and bangin hry
bring a double signa, he one in ode to reman there, he oer
20 ht wha proses forth can return, Ad it posible to oaese
‘hes noon in sous, but abo a he les beings alow them
For what she iia proces dhe syepathy tht they hae toads
the divine powers than te fat dha they ae obtained abel em
rare which ens hem to crrespond tthe rus dass of the
she Notre gin fa upended om the word ahve an the gos
‘hewwahe and aba dbecd through nus be gue Soe
‘has als inti he bodies he sates of anny to the gods
the one cane solr sgmtares in ante nay, in ics those a eter
fan she cases these things ever othe gods we some fo
the gi in genera, che specif go, ringing er pecs to
‘empleton in acorance wth th ation cacti of he goe™
“These (signatures) the Deniure wo had mock alerted
‘nthe ce ofthe soul ving them sigatres so th they cul book
16 he Onewich ibd Uni ring
ER
> Lee af joes ence an a er aoa mm
‘patentee erg ns ce
1 Ks inthe icy eng his double gm ra uo eat forme
‘Stesoftcstay eu On rv dey an Bea
ee
Prin reac
ran and reve ontheonc and etablishintheminacondane with
the One a the oer und graciony bestowing on them the ay
to ee in accordance vith ntlt es or een tha payer
tflesanenormoos contr utonby meats ote intblesymus ue
fa which the Fiber othe soulsharowedin hem. Prayer ara"
the benefconcr of the gue toward as Leu hoe who ry
‘ithe ges whose ting prayed vo. Teal Uns the Incl che
rth he fools shone who pny nang th il ok)
SF hoe who contain the gods ina pret way within hess to
‘hare hem until Pape i eet of divine prasad
‘Sate which win he po
pret and te prayer condced flows.) Fst thre isthe
Soo ofa dca wh she on pre es
‘ear ore [ihe person paying would not approach hem ithe pp
Diatenaner fe dit kw te careretasfeach the For
this renon the Ora 00 ha command hat he fre heated con
‘cpio hn he very it rank nly cae) Sain ae oe
comes the proces of frauen which lcs late thragh ecm
ing Ie” the divine in ape empl party, cas, eden
and ordered digition Through this we dec what ous towards
the gos curating theirgoadnl and sabiing om sole them)
“Tad ome touching, trough wich we make onset with he dine
sumance with he opr par our sola ine twa)
‘New tees the ppeoching for hs what the On cle io
‘arth moral bo spon the fine wil pon ih fn he pk,
allowing us greater communion with the gods and more tania
x parucgtion in thet ight () Finally here iano ot),
‘which etablshes the wny ofthe sulin the niyo he od casing
there wo bea single ety of us and them, in accordance wih hich
tee mo longer bong ta cries bt to te gy remaining inthe
sine ight and ence nts embrace Ths he spot io
Theo she acme th mer coping awa he
‘Stdetcomnmeds incon tiing otc pld pre
{sty solo onc ps Atugh ne ps wd
Sie phe crn mp ens»
(athe Tne Pato Hook =
tre prayer, naling ita ink toeter the reversion withthe inital
eto eval in he iyo the ods all dat proceeded om
tnd w enix the light in wih hep of the ots
‘Lisosmalconebato, hn, ha prayer mabe tohe ne ascent
‘ofthe souls Nors itt eane tha th peron who poses ior dos
‘ot need the woods that cme addtional trough prayer, at athe
the complete oppose I trough pop hatte ances boughs
‘complevon andi with prayer tat De cern of re i ned,
‘aml iety toads she got. short, none ther shld pry bt
{he pson wh bs expedaly god, athe Akela tanger se! for
{his perso the ipratice of eonmersng withthe ods bese highly
‘fete for abraning tei of wel-bang wheres inthe cs of he
‘ice tis maar! or the oppose to ect for tr at pense
uth impure come come ith what pre
“The pero, therefore, who has ml undraen the (pace of
bayer should make the gos propitious td awaken within himself he
oncepions concern the poe for (eclecon of the Lindos of
nck pero iothe very ea cava inhi beg
‘He sould be unceasing cei wt che cof ini
rin thease the mona nh ter i pe he en ne ae vif
(roe
He should preserve unshaken the sight onder of his acts tomard the
ods and set before himself virtues that purty ha from the rel of
fenerstion and cause hin eo scen, and also trast nd tat and ove,
that renowned trad a well as hope of good things nd unchanging
‘cept the dns igi and scny pain imo al oes
trees tas itl ane wh Gal ln a ds ox
$Mtempeto jin hielo nity while i ee cmpany of purl, For
‘Sch aperson dos the complete opposite and spurs nl mn he
{ods Jussi isnt permible to conere with bring inthe eoepany
‘fon beng sorts hot pemissbetabejomnedeouniy inthe company
ot plain
1 Meng he mdi
Mh ti ppt La ln Pb i gun fe eg
‘Sine asses e immrefag esd ene
Onteniente W795 The
reteset Sie ee
(Pain Gan pan te ow Tn Pre eae
‘Wat ont oko sh pein int or
inane ns) i pe ad
peel aesetoa ess
sibs rrp oat ene
Aca tne conn urn nr die ioson tthe
fal nyo ou eee ey 9
Efe lyn te ot Sl an oe
‘See ede Bl
forsee en lows ()
en she bon poe ei a
Fiscal ingest ron ofa
Repent ony ohn iy ied
‘Kepa tSn cnsrstewimy reece
‘alpen pcs neon ollie ied
sibotei e panly ree scm)
wees ees whch Se Deng leh
(Shek orem be ora coed et
Catal sal erin
allthonotelins'" (cea reo ha
td tal, a geht pry
Sede eee compl een sk pe
Shas ind te enh plese m tet he Cas ot
‘Copan af ate me oh Enna os
Teepe case mre pac che nee
ieSthelin rege @ Tyan nce!
wep ta ares) Pee es pope pe
Sotelo hexose sony ena
12 Te Are Neopet ug Pry 86-¥. Thi neon
«= Taro talk ena se on te Pio dif pings
[ND Bo
1 Orme eqasop at Se sme oan exianay 5)
"Lena ws ce an
Prob pein sa wr pe ee
a(nthe Timo Pa: oak =
“The perma who makes any changes to thi sprain (ri of ayers
SR on gre ening we =
(a) Thee ae ale roles x tara eb te french bo
ny. For thee) plop prayer and) theurgie prave and
hi he heron pre acing hs
1G) There area mods aod ih te abies fr wc be
od el) sto ea of eon of
{Gy seconaly-on behalf ofthe sound eonstzation of the bods and (e)
thily those which re completed oa behalf exermal goods
Lael ere ne ing th edn ei
‘wie perio ou payers dsinguishing se aris nds of peer
UStodagw te seu of te Jer oF acing tbe et
a th ar retin ong wr he)
I Intoctory matters 214.15-223-2
Ieocaton of the gods
ue ined, Socrates his wha al dose who shar is
tf gond wns do, When vearing om ay utes,
‘tpn thy aay some ny call on God”
isso
Barge ofthe tect 94g 17-9973
Sorshenteere rete aioe oS
Te Aad oe oie pane bred
co et ees Heclneatnaneed
eae tin finale ope)
Site Simoes eee re
rina bcs eer 98 The ag
de ar nla oar kom be mea oe
ory Sn ee op ocala
Spend indy heal pect oh Fo
‘since incommanded hatall hose who sharein oven od
1c FEE Sense should days call on God when sting Out On
sca ee rena inegricant, esos hen om Wt
ay Yen rn ac ea tex [en] ake his nwoenton Fhe
ne hey re pole fod ses, 5 sacl ampotble
a oot therm at Beng abd a he rh one
thn yeu I deca, heres, tat al pope gry ld of
oe te conccaing tf gs inte tre smanne when they)
see re metindvo he egation () bad up icr oe of what
a inte execs ofthe sul au no human cor
‘sm a es coningences and when they (2 observe he ges of
Fr, panies, order hat both he wae ans par be
aye he ste and thing be witout share he concer
in he De tn the gs each soil ing, bserng thi fo
ae ener scr thy tbl lon Go as colaborac of
See ene a ang thr sto on board the avenger
Lae Gn an essing themes in the gone ofthe
See ee me dh ee be dengan (763) whch hos revere bth roel 2
a yes the cane fal hinge which among he gos
ao epee colo bs te whole ad he pars proce om hei wd
He eee the cafe ods ns, hihi
(ate tings or he ear he gs 16 fin
ra ied th gods exch hing even the os eign od
se pai apogee each of tes elton rth 3%
Foe thane oe en been the ease of ur emis etENEE
esi fied usm forthe choice of eps and sine hr
a renmrmneetetaet
Rees peer es
meen cums Pec oh este of Se eset
ements Seana en
rn
as
asnthe Tne of Pate Bas
‘reve work is epecly revealed in ais that ae eter to
ts, even though we need the provident concen also when we make
ei memo wed ty he al rein
Serhan nw eonnaie e
‘= Pee sl Alma DK 141 np ane
Svat mo domme psn
»‘tio ofthe wo ives trough prosecn, whl he oterfierscton
inde the unas that aes place) trough reves. Ba proces
sions oppose wo renerson tothe eaten thatthe ane belong othe
ature ofthe Sune, whe the caer belong omar ofthe Dileen,
tnd whl the one create division i the ings at raced, the ober
input larga bring things together, No there anything tat
‘eines ast acepthaissid by thse who take the oa chapeo be
enunly cmponed rom ew dels, Forfciels are who breadth,
ow sc posuble to spl the one fom the other without her having
bend? Andi hey fe paral inge hows the ul compored frm
them supposed tobe interwoven fom the mall dhe way tthe far
that etches of here’ (im. 662)? For in wha manner ca ings be
Suetched dough the whol of sphere body? In adit oth i
these ringsarecorpoceal hat wll amply the etenc of ome by
Sie he universe and wll Joules erate wed hanks to the that
‘wel hve someting ng around the outside ofthe sphere cresting the
Inpresion of am arly phere" the cre themscves ving the
ional dimension that gos with by by vie of being arnged
from the mile othe outermost hat [ode eens). Therlore
neceary to conceive a hslif-engendering shape of the soul chap
[es and lslang in eatenson, less we intend to infect oureles td
thetheory of Pao wih my amu eonsequences wich asthe which
Arne inesdaced (Deh, godbx6-ga7b1) He assumed that the
‘oul magnitude scoring t0 Mao betase of he ccs then
lemons that assoc, capable of being ielloctal fr.
lecis indivi and Soch's wo cope (ata) inde eelige
realtone a ai a
‘help compen ed Pr! pom trl Fee he ei
feo bye fbeng wre an nto,
‘Seyi he cumnr cre oy Teper ees
Seep ig esl mas my
nannies ane mp sr a aay dnt cd
‘Scr Remuera or
‘epi tt mating ena aa Wehr ty sw
‘Seeker fafa opeenstceqenrt
ite Diebler earl aie ae
Seutanyrermesiur matic Acca sc tatensanes aCe
‘Kevcr intron ped pth ea down
email eT ebm
‘beings. In addition, if the soul is the sort of thing with magnitude, then
ic one dol, nd aot sn any wy nde mach ee wl
‘bccompned of Being ha nde aston fo ing ise A
‘magnitedl, whether ibe scrle orsring, ha only dena
nda bein 0 may indie,
, Pabierecohion, Tir. 3601-2
And he ened (ers emt) them ina motion tas caved
trounin the save myn th same pace Tim)
CGenainelydaemonic in ia manner i the conception of the divine
Tai and cling he thought of Pio tle apr.
Unie the ierpreters bef i, Be des not spore tha time
Sar interpret the motioned around inthe tme way nthe ae
cea pertaining fo theese ofthe soul (or the motion ofthe sal is
Elrendy no around bo rather pti to the Intellect andthe
neler if For ato point inthe remainder fol the dope] dons
Ie seem to copjin the male the nelle Bate neces tha the
Shoal beso] nore that with Bs adtion the universe ay bedi
played asaving being ested and ended with ell Tom. yo)
"Therefore we mus ner the motion around the sae poi th
the same way sineleeal mein. le encompaae he sol jt the
soolcorerthe heen etry Battle mater mati, or
‘essa es eter srultaneouly and ina manner tha il
Bor the sal ofeming matin While the forme form the
Laer biform, and wher the fst one singe ond uve, the
second one diner and mis al Since the sol partes
Il, to da extent ileal and om accu of thi com
foie tothe divine nla, for snc he Word Soul partes
Incl, i goes upc the tli rea).
‘Now es ncear ht the modon round the sme andin the same!
be itl since #2 ferent ie han tha ofthe two cles hk
Inded encompass the. Theefore we shally thera moti
‘Sthaos pareipated telex thar presides ner the sul ore that
‘the motion of the Crestoraf the sl hel Bote ae imps
lie Therefore it must be sad tobe the mason of parscited intl.
Despite che fact that tis tle and above the a he motion
‘around the same and inthe same ot the motion othe Crestor af
1 Resa lpn be Ti
Cian grat arb ts na
a