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» Henosis is also a synonym of Bulbophyllum, a genus of orchid.
Within the realm of
Neoplatonic philosophy,
henosis (Greek "unity, oneness") is the goal of union with the
Monad, Source, or the One.
To get closest to the One, each individual must engage in divine work (
theurgy) according to
Iamblichus of Chalcis. This divine work can be defined as each individual dedicating their lives to making the created world and mankind's relationship to it, and one another, better. Under the teachings of Iamblichus (see the
Egyptian Mysteries), one goes through a series of
theurgy or rituals that unites the initiate to the Monad. These rituals mimic the ordering of the chaos of the Universe into the material world or
cosmos. They also mimic the actions of the
demiurge as the creator of the material world.
Each individual as a
microcosm reflects the gradual ordering of the universe referred to as the
macrocosm. In mimicking the demiurge (
divine mind), one unites with
The One or Monad. Thus the process of unification, of "The Being", and "The One", is called
Henosis. The culmination of Henosis is
deification.
As is specified in the writings of
Plotinus, the highest stage of deification is
tabula rasa, or a blank state where the individual may grasp or merge with The Source (or The One, this process being henosis or unity). Here within Plotinus the monad can be referred to as the Good above the demiurge. In the writings of
Plotinus called the
Enneads the monad is of one singular expression. Any division, the last being duality (dyad), is completely missing from the Monad, Source or One (see
monism). Henosis for Plotinus was defined in his works as a
meditation (in the Western mind to un
contemplate) toward no thought (
Nous or
demiurge) and no division (
dyad) within the individual.
At the point of unity individuals become energy (since they're stripped of their persons); the energy of individuals is then returned to the infinite energy -- the Source or One -- and reamalgamated back into the Universe. The process then starts again and brings another part of the universe into line with the
Monad (see
Pantheism).
Within the works of Iamblichus, The One and reconciliation of division can be obtained through the process of
theurgy. By mimicking the demiurge, the individual is returned to the cosmos to implement the will of the divine mind. Iamblichus used the rituals of the mystery religions to perform rituals on the individual to unite their outer and inner person. Thus one without conflict internal or external is united with The One.
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