Plotinus The Enneads May 2026

Existence is viewed as a "flow" or emanation from the One, like light from a fire or heat from a sun. This process is:

We return to the One not by traveling, but by turning our attention inward, away from bodily desires and toward our own intellect. PLOTINUS THE ENNEADS

"Civic virtues" (like justice and temperance) are necessary for order, but "purificatory virtues" are needed to strip away the soul's attachment to the material world. Legacy and Influence Existence is viewed as a "flow" or emanation