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Plotinus life, by Porphyry (Cont.)


‘Good and kindly, singularly gentle and engaging : thus the oracle presents him, and so in fact we found him. Sleeplessly  alert – Apollo tells- pure soul, ever striving towards the divine which he loved with all his being, he … Continue reading

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Plotinus, Porphyry, (Apollo)


The following (in part) are the words that the god Apollo declaimed when consulted at his Oracle about the merits and person of Plotinus, that exalted philosopher and mystic, only comparable to Plato himself (no to mention Socrates). This was … Continue reading

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