DIAGRAM OF THE UNIVERSE.

The Soul, such as we are considering her here, is something venerable;

she resembles a circle which is united to the centre, and which

develops without leaving (its base of operations, the centre), thus

forming an undivided extension. To gain a conception of the order of

the three principles, the Good may be considered as a centre, the

Intelligence as an immovable circle, and the Soul as an external

movable circle impelled by desire.

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