Origen
~185–254
“Allegorical exegesis and apokatastasis — even the devil 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
On the Soul and Resurrection — Christian Platonism at her brother's deathbed.
- Maximus the ConfessorLIGHTHOUSE
Cosmic liturgy — Christ as the recapitulation of all 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
Three eyes — flesh, reason, and contemplation 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 ▶