John Scotus Eriugena
~815–877
“Periphyseon — God as the unfolding nature that creates itself.”
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
- TDTheoretical Drive9 / 10
- RTReverence for Tradition8 / 10
- TVTragic Vision7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Maximus the ConfessorLIGHTHOUSE
A cosmic liturgy in which Christ recapitulates all the logoi.
- OrigenLIGHTHOUSE
His allegorical exegesis reached as far as apokatastasis, the claim that even the devil is eventually saved.
- Macrina the YoungerLIGHTHOUSE
Her On the Soul and Resurrection brought Christian Platonism to her brother's deathbed.
- Gregory of NyssaLIGHTHOUSE
Epektasis — infinite progress toward God; never arrival, always reaching.
- Isaac LuriaLIGHTHOUSE
Lurianic Kabbalah tells of divine contraction, the shattering, and repair (tikkun).
- Bahya ibn PaqudaLIGHTHOUSE
In Duties of the Heart, inner intention is the heart of Jewish piety.
Short exercises in the same tradition as John Scotus Eriugena's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with John Scotus Eriugena or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREJohn Scotus Eriugena vs Maximus the ConfessorOn Mull's map Maximus the Confessor 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 ▶