Hey, it's episode 343 part 2, continuing on platinus, we've been discussing the third essay in the essential platinus

to the descent of the soul. I'm sure we'll get back to number 4, The Good or the One.

Also, number one was beauty and two is the intelligence ideas and being.

Interestingly when I talked to you beforehand Seth you were saying that number three this

descent of the soul was sort of a throwaway, but West seems to see it as the central thing, at least

worth going to in detail.

I see the fourth essay is the central thing, but Dylan was talking about the body stuff.

We didn't give the punchline to the dissent one, which is section 4, page 67.

He's talking about individual souls want to return to the intelligible realm, but also they have a power over the realm of sense, like sunshine, does not deny its rays to what is below.

So this is like what we were saying about the Tameus, played on the Tameus is describing, it's the gift. We're making the whole world

minded by having souls go down into everything, not even just people. These

souls are like kings who live with the high king and do not come down from the palace here's the

quote but there comes a point at which they come down from the state cosmic in

its dimensions to one of individuality they wish to be independent they are

tired you might say of living with someone else.

Each steps down into his own individuality.

I love that line.

They get tired of living with someone else.

That's actually one of the best explanations that he gives of why the souls descend, desire for individuality and independence.

I don't understand why it's even necessary to explain. I mean you could just say like look this is what happens why it happens

is something to do with the one. He does just say later it's just it's a law of

nature. Yeah but ultimately you look at the soul, the soul is not the one. That means it has a

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