I wonder if, rather than a differentiation between the myriad beings, this might be referring to the "souls" found in each of us. I came to this because of this phrasing (Taylor), "but the rational soul through the assistance of reason despises the body, and contending with the irrational soul, when it conquers, produces virtue, but when it is conquered, vice."
To me this is less a demarcation between animals and humans, but indicative of what's going on in each individual - the give-and-take between Soul (the higher self?) and Personality (in JMG's terms). The soul, as understood through Sallustius, is immortal and concerns itself with that which is immortal (the Divine), the personality is concerned with the factors and facets of incarnation (the body, the senses, fantasy, etc.).
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Date: 2021-12-29 05:57 pm (UTC)To me this is less a demarcation between animals and humans, but indicative of what's going on in each individual - the give-and-take between Soul (the higher self?) and Personality (in JMG's terms). The soul, as understood through Sallustius, is immortal and concerns itself with that which is immortal (the Divine), the personality is concerned with the factors and facets of incarnation (the body, the senses, fantasy, etc.).