Ibn Arabi
1165–1240
“Wahdat al-wujud — the unity of being. The world is God's self-manifestation. Imagination is creative.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- MRMystical Receptivity10 / 10
- UIUniversalist Impulse9 / 10
- TDTheoretical Drive8 / 10
- SISelf as Illusion8 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Mulla SadraLIGHTHOUSE
Existence precedes essence. Reality of being intensifies through gradation. Trans-substantial motion.
- DamasciusLIGHTHOUSE
Last head of the Athenian Academy — the Ineffable beyond even the One.
- IamblichusLIGHTHOUSE
Theurgy — ritual practice as the soul's ascent to the divine.
- Isaac LuriaLIGHTHOUSE
Lurianic Kabbalah — divine contraction, the shattering, and repair (tikkun).
- ProclusLIGHTHOUSE
Systematic Neoplatonism — every cause overflows itself; reality is graded triads.
- LongchenpaTHRESHOLD
Dzogchen master — primordial purity beyond all training.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Ibn Arabi's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Ibn Arabi or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREIbn Arabi vs Mulla SadraOn Mull's map Mulla Sadra 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 ▶