Primordial existence is Good, but not good as opposed to evil Beautiful, but not beautiful as opposed to the ugly True, but not Truth as opposed to falsity
Pure Order Pure Reality Perfect Creation/Creativity
the classical transcendentals:
- Is everything that exists, insofar as it exists, one?
- Is Being intrinsically intelligible/truthful?
- Is Being good?
- Is Beauty the radiance of form and unity?
- Is Love the movement by which Being gives and unites?
- Is Wisdom the intelligibility of divine order?
Each major path of the Royal Art is dedicated to one of the Transcendental qualities of Existence/Reality
- Builder → Order
- Knight → Power/Goodness
- Bard → …..
- Lover → Beauty
- Prophet → Truth
- Disciple → Love
- Wizard → Wisdom
- King → Justice/Unity