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Card #c294IR // #c294Synthesis

Therefore the Word is the Image of the Mind, and the Mind of God, and the Body of the Idea; and the Idea of the Soul.

— In our words · Source: The Divine Pymander (Hermes Trismegistus (tr. Everard))

[Use when]

Use when an ontology needs image-chains instead of substance dualism.

[Why it matters]

Cascading images: Word←Mind←God, Body←Idea←Soul — representation all the way down.

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