Aurobindo
1872–1950
“Spirit descending into matter is evolving back to spirit. Future humanity will be divine humanity.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- MRMystical Receptivity9 / 10
- VAVital Affirmation8 / 10
- TDTheoretical Drive8 / 10
- UIUniversalist Impulse8 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- SuhrawardiLIGHTHOUSE
Illuminationist philosophy — light as the metaphysical primitive.
- KūkaiTHRESHOLD
Become a Buddha in this very body. Mantras, mudras, mandalas. Esoteric Buddhism in Japan.
- SchellingLIGHTHOUSE
Nature and spirit are one identity. The unconscious ground of being. Mythology as philosophy.
- EmpedoclesCARTOGRAPHER
Four roots: earth, air, fire, water. Love and Strife alternate. The sphere of being cycles.
- Avicebron (Ibn Gabirol)LIGHTHOUSE
Fons Vitae — universal matter and form even in spiritual substances.
- VivekanandaLIGHTHOUSE
Arise, awake, stop not till the goal is reached. Each soul is potentially divine. Practical Vedanta.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Aurobindo's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Aurobindo or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREAurobindo vs SuhrawardiOn Mull's map Suhrawardi sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶