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Card #c302IR // #c302Synthesis

To this end we are commanded to learn the Intelligible which exists beyond the mind, that divine portion of the being which exists beyond Intellect: and this it is only possible to grasp with the flower of the mind.

— In our words · Source: The Chaldean Oracles (attributed to Zoroaster (Westcott / Sapere Aude))

[Use when]

Use when ordinary intellect is necessary but not sufficient for the real object.

[Why it matters]

Even Mind has a beyond; the grasp-organ is the "flower" of mind — peak, not bulk cognition.

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