intergrowth

Updated: June 13, 2025

Through the interchange and intergrowth of these contrarieties God realises Himself; the universe in its evolution is the self-picturing of God. God is diffused as the seminal principle throughout the universe; He is the Soul of the world, and the world itself is God in process. The world, therefore, is in a sense a living creature.

J. (John) Marshall - A Short History of Greek Philosophy