WHY THE HEAVENS DO NOT REMAIN STILL.

The heavens would be immovable if the Soul rested, that is, if she

remained only in the intelligible world, where everything remains

immovable. But because the Soul is in no one determinate place, and

because the whole of her is everywhere, the heavens move through the

whole of space; and as they cannot go out of themselves, they must move

in a circle.

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