The Mind of the Father whirled forth in reechoing roar, comprehending by invincible Will Ideas omniform ; which flying forth from that one fountain issued; for from the Father alike. was the Will and the End (by which are they connected with the Father according to alternating life, through varying vehicles). But they were divided asunder, being by Intellectual Fire distributed into other Intellectuals. For the King of all previously placed before the polymorphous World a Type, intellectual, incorruptible, the imprint of whose form is sent forth through the World, by which the Universe shone forth decked with Ideas all various, of which the foundation is One, One and alone. From this the others rush forth distributed and separated through the various bodies of the Universe, and are borne in swarms through its vast abysses, ever whirling forth in illimitable radiation. They are intellectual conceptions from the Paternal Fountain partaking abundantly of the brilliance of Fire in the culmination of unresting Time. But the primary self-perfect Fountain of the Father poured forth these primogenial Ideas.

These being many, descend flashingly upon the shining Worlds, and in them are contained the Three Supernals.

They are the guardians of the works of the Father, and of the One Mind, the Intelligible.

All things subsist together in the Intelligible World.

But all Intellect understandeth the Deity, for Intellect existeth not without the Intelligible, neither apart from Intellect doth the Intelligible subsist.

For Intellect existeth not without the Intelligible; apart from it, it subsisteth not.

By Intellect He containeth the Intelligibles and introduceth the Soul into the Worlds.

By Intellect he containeth the Intelligibles, and introduceth Sense into the Worlds.

For this Paternal Intellect, which comprehendeth the Intelligibles and adorneth things ineffable, hath sowed symbols through the World.

This Order is the beginning of all section.

The Intelligible is the principle of all section.

The Intelligible is as food to that which understandeth.

The oracles concerning the Orders exhibits It as prior to the Heavens, as ineffable, and they add -- It hath Mystic Silence.

The oracle calls the Intelligible causes Swift, and asserts that, proceeding from the Father, they rush again unto Him.

Those Natures are both Intellectual and Intelligible, which, themselves possessing Intellection, are the objects of Intelligence to others.