]> 2026-04-18T07:51:50+00:00 Nous 0 en Nous A Platonic term for the Higher Mind or Soul. It means Spirit as distinct from animal Soul—''psyche''; divine consciousness or mind in man: ''Nous ''was the designation given to the Supreme deity (third ''logos'') by Anaxagoras. Taken from Egypt where it was called ''Nout'', it was adopted by the Gnostics for their first conscious Æon which, with the Occultists, is the third ''logos'', cosmically, and the third “principle” (from above) or ''manas, ''in man. (See “Nout”.) [[Category: Theosophical Glossary (CTD terms)]]<span style="color: grey; font-size: 90%; font-style: italic;"> (<span style="font-style: italic; border-bottom:1px dotted gray; cursor:help;" title="'Theosophical Glossary' by H. P. Blavatsky">TG</span>)</span>. <span style="border-bottom:1px dotted gray; cursor:help;" title="Greek">Gr.</span> A Platonic term for the Higher Mind or Soul. It means Spirit as distinct from animal Soul—''psyche''... Nous Nous Nous 2023-09-10T11:14:32Z 2460197.9684259 Nous