Philosophical poems by Henry More ...

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CEntre, Centrall, Centrality. When they are used out of their ordi∣nary sense, they signifie the depth, or inmost Being of any thing, from whence its Acts and Energies flow forth. See Atom:lives.

Chaos, In our blew Chaos, that is, In our corporeall spirit: for that is the matter that the soul raiseth her phantasmaticall forms in, as the life of the World, doth bodily shapes in the Heavens or Air.

Circulation. The term is taken from a toyish observation, viz. the circling of water, when a stone is cast into a standing pool. The mo∣tion drives on circularly, the first rings are thickest, but the further they go, they grow the thinner, till they vanish into nothing. Such is the diffusion of the Species audible in the strucken Air, as also of the visible Species. In breif, any thing is said to circulate that diffuseth its Image or Species in a round. It might have been more significant∣ly called orbiculation, seeing this circumfusion makes not onely a Circle, but fills a Sphere, which may be called the Sphere of activity: Yet Circulation more fitly sets out the diminution of activity, from those rings in the water, which as they grow in compasse, abate in force and thicknesse. But sometimes I use Circulate in an ordinary sense to turn round, or return in a Circle

Clare, Claros, a Citie of Jonia, famous for Apollo's Temple, and answers, amongst which was this, which I have interpreted in Psy∣chathanasia.

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Cone; Is a solid figure made by the turning of a rectangular Trian∣gle, about; one of the sides that include the right angle resting, which

will be then the Axis of the compleated Cone. But I take it some∣times for the comprehension of all things, God himself not left out, whom I tearm the Basis of the Cone or Universe. And because all from him descends, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, with abatement or contraction, I give the name of Cone to the Universe. And of Cone rather then Py∣ramid, because of the roundnesse of the figure; which the effluxes of all things imitate.

Cronychall, or Acronychall, that is, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, vespertine, or at the beginning of night. So a starre is said to rise or set Acronychall, when it riseth or setteth at the Sunne-setting; For then is the beginning of Night.

Cuspis of the Cone. The multiplide Cuspis of the Cone is nothing but the last projection of life from Psyche, which is a liquid fire, or fire and water, which are the corporeall or materiall principles of all things, changed or disgregated (if they be centrally distinguishable) and again mingled by the virtue of Physis or Spermaticall life of the World; of these are the Sunne and all the Planets, they being kned together, and fixt by the centrall power of each Planet and Sunne. The volatile Aether is also the same, and all the bodies of Plants, Beasts and Men. These are they which we handle and touch, a sufficient number com∣pact together. For neither is the noise of those little flies in a Sum∣mer-evening audible severally: but a full Quire of them strike the eare with a pretty kind of buzzing. Strong and tumultuous pleasure, and scorching pain reside in these, they being essentiall and centrall, but sight and hearing are onely of the Images of these, See Body.