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1. Creation

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   Emanation narratives describe creation as a leakage, outpouring, or gradual self-differentiation of the ultimate divine reality (the Monad or the One). The created world is not made by the divine, but rather is a lower-order manifestation of it.
   One notable example is the Neoplatonic concept where reality flows sequentially from the One, through the Intellect/) ($\text{Nous}$), the Soul/) ($\text{Psyche}$), and finally to [m…

2. Platonism

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   Neoplatonism (c. 3rd Century CE onwards)
   Neoplatonism, developed most systematically by Plotinus, re-emphasized the transcendent nature of the ultimate source, which Plotinus termed The One (Tò Hén). The The One (Tò Hén)) is utterly beyond being and intellect, and the Forms emanate from it through a series of necessary overflows or stages (hypostaseis): …