From the book
Centrum Naturae Concentratum
Attributed to Ali Puli · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- intermediate world, upper, lower, The intermediate world.
Meaning
The opening J. J. F. discourse calls the human being an intermediate world containing the upper and lower. This differs in emphasis from merely calling humanity a small world: the person stands within the relation being explained. The upper requires divine influence to be fathomed, whereas the lower is described as earth, dirt, and dust before everyone’s eyes. Their accessibility differs, but both contain nature’s salt and the world spirit. Low status and visibility therefore do not imply absence of the divine life-principle.
Places to read
- Philosophical Discourse · Passage 2German“Homo est Mundus intermedius” The human being contains both terms.
- Philosophical Discourse · Passage 2German“Erden / Koth / und Staub” The lower is identified in humble, visible matter.