Folio on Eidolons
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...Human Nature is undoubtedly the most subtle of Higher Matters, and it's a challenging task to fully comprehend its Original Purpose.
Wise Men of the old and Pious Clergymen divide Human Nature into multiple Hypostases - or Eidolons, if said in the Axonian manner.
The first of Eidolons is Body or Soma, the foundation upon which the Existence is built. The flicker of Beastly and Human Life can only sustain itself within Bodies that are sufficiently Strong and Healthy. The Body shall be treated with Consideration and Prudence, as without it there can be nothing else.
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The second Eidolon is Mind, also known as Nous. It governs the ability to learn about the World and create Knowledge, thus serving as the Gate to the Host - only through Knowledge we grow closer to the Divine. The Mind devoid of the Higher Purpose is that of the sinning and the unworthy - not unlike the Mind of an Animal, it's meager and simple.
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The Soul or the Psyche is present only in Humans, Elves, Dwarves, and other Peoples of the World - Earthly, Heavenly, or Sea Beasts lack it completely. The Psyche lies outside of Death's reach. The Body may rot and decay, the Mind fades with time, but the Psyche is eternal in its search for the Host, an aspiration that must be cultivated and encouraged.
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The final Eidolon is the Divine, the Theious. It's the Spark embedded in each and every soul, offering us the Path and the Guidance. Vices, as well as other forms of Hamartia, are detrimental to the Theious, weakening and corrupting it. The Souls deprived of the Divine are detested by the Host and, upon reaching the end of the Path, are rejected by Them as unworthy...
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