Plotinus describes a hierarchical universe emanating from three foundational principles:

At the furthest point of emanation lies matter, which Plotinus identifies as evil because it is the total absence of form and "light". The Return: Ethics and Beauty

Plotinus influenced some of history’s most important thinkers:

For Plotinus, the goal of human life is the of the soul back to its source.

The principle that bridges the intelligible and sensible worlds. It translates the eternal ideas of the Intellect into the temporal, moving reality of our universe. 🌀 The Concept of Emanation

Each layer of reality becomes less unified and more complex as it moves further from the One.