Origen
~185–254
“His allegorical exegesis reached as far as apokatastasis, the claim that even the devil is eventually saved.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- MRMystical Receptivity8 / 10
- TVTragic Vision7 / 10
- TRTrust in Reason7 / 10
- RTReverence for Tradition7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Macrina the YoungerLIGHTHOUSE
Her On the Soul and Resurrection brought Christian Platonism to her brother's deathbed.
- Maximus the ConfessorLIGHTHOUSE
A cosmic liturgy in which Christ recapitulates all the logoi.
- Gregory of NyssaLIGHTHOUSE
Epektasis — infinite progress toward God; never arrival, always reaching.
- John Scotus EriugenaLIGHTHOUSE
Periphyseon — God as the unfolding nature that creates itself.
- AugustineLIGHTHOUSE
Our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee. Memory, will, understanding mirror the Trinity.
- Hugh of Saint VictorKEEL
Flesh, reason, and contemplation are three eyes, each seeing differently.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Origen's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Origen or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREOrigen vs Macrina the YoungerOn Mull's map Macrina the Younger 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 ▶