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Flight of the alone to the Alone

The phrase with which the Enneads end, describing the soul’s solitary ascent to the One.

Also: phygē monou pros monon

Greek philosophy and Neoplatonism

The last words of the Enneads, in Porphyry’s arrangement, describe the life of the gods and of godlike people as a flight of the alone to the alone. The soul, stripped of everything, is united with the One, which is beyond all relation. The phrase became a famous summary of Neoplatonic mysticism.