The Modern Hyperuranion and the Infinite Mind






Plato, in his development of his theory of Forms and Ideas, hypothesized the existence of a realm of perfect forms or perfect ideas, of which all things in our realm are imperfect "imitations" of. He called this place the Hyperuranion, which in Greek meant "the place beyond Heaven." In his mind, the hyperuranion was higher than the gods. The gods themselves getting their divinity from this realm.


    The hyperuranion would, by Plato's account, be the only realm that is truly real, and the reality of the forms and ideas there would be perfect and absolute.


    Pertaining to my understanding of existence and my views on its complexity and scope, my take on the hyperuranion accounts for my view of existence having a Creator. Last december, I hashed out a hypothesis on a hierarchy of existence that included my view on what the foundational pillars of an infinite existence would be. These pillars, in order of importance, were the mind, ideas, forms, space, time, energy, and substance.


 The absolute foundation of existence, from my belief system, would be an infinite mind, from which all ideas and forms, natural constructs of any mind, would stem from. 


From this belief system, the hyperuranion concept would actually be the second important component of existence. Second only to the infinite mind in importance. The hyperuranion would be the construct of this mind, and it would be much, much more broad and encompassing of a construct than what I think Plato would have liked to have believed in ancient Greece. 


If the mind is the source, and it is infinite, than the realm of forms and ideas would have an infinite amount of forms and ideas within it, making the Hyperuranion massive beyond the wildest imaginations of humanity by an infinite number.


 Now, of course, in our finite, physical realm, substance is the "mold" by which forms are projected into the minds of conscious beings through. Because of time, substance decays because of entropy, and as a result the mold that "forms the forms" is always going to be imperfect and will eventually break down entirely. That's just the natural entropy of time. All physical substance is bound by it. 


However, forms and ideas are not bound by entropy. They don't decay and die. They are timeless. The concept of time itself being an abstract idea, one that I view came from an infinite mind. As a result, forms and ideas are more real in their nonphysicality than the "mold" of matter and energy that molds them into our awareness. Their timelessness makes them more real because it immortalizes them. They are eternal. 


Even though physical universes die, forms, ideas, and that infinite mind are indestructable. You can only destroy physical things. Abstract things can't be broken or eliminated.


This makes the Hyperuranion concept a lot broader in scope and a lot more advanced. The realm of forms and ideas would naturally be extremely advanced if there are an infinite amount of unique forms and ideas to operate with and project into realities and realms of existence.



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  1. Hello, so you think Plato's Hyperuranion is a little limited as it is created only by Source or the Absolute, whereas the human mind or even AI could broaden it's scope? A golden consensus would be somewhere between Plato and Aristotle that we evolve both on our own and with divine guidance... I'm just a humble Greek visual poet so I wouldn't dream of taking all the credit for my inspiration without higher guidance. Another question I have is whether you use Hyperuranion as a noun in English. Thankyou so much Alexandra Psaropoulou alexpsaropoulou@gmail.com

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