WHY THE HEAVENS MOVE IN A CIRCLE.

Now, if the heavens possess the Soul, wherever they are, what urges

them to move in a circle? Surely because the Soul is not exclusively in

a determinate place (and the world does not exclusively in one place

desire to possess her). Besides, if the power of the Soul revolve

around the centre, it is once more evident that the heavens would move

in a circle.

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