Going from the Pact to the Soul: Exploring a Metaphysical Journey
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The story of the Pact of unity between Chiara Lubich and Igino Giordani, which was the prelude to Chiara’s mystical experience in the summer of 1949, concludes with the introduction of something new arising from the Pact: the Soul. Chiara describes it as “the bond between us,” the “space” where the multiplication of the one and the unification of the many is both actualized and explained. This article explores the conceptual development of thought about this issue. Pelli looks at the development of metaphysics over the centuries, investigating the One-many relationship emblematic of the cultural and spiritual history of the West. Beginning with the pre-Socratics and going
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