Introduction: Narcissus and his double -- Reading Plato's many doubles -- Thomas, who is called "twin" -- Syzygies, twins, and mirrors -- Mani and his twin-companion -- Plotinus and the doubled intellect -- Whither the divine double?
Prolegomena -- Why read Plotinus? -- How to read Plotinus -- Theories about metaphor -- Dialectic -- Metaphorically speaking -- Naked and alone -- On becoming love -- Shadow plays and mirrors -- Reason drunk and sober -- Dancing -- Remembering and forgetting -- Standing up to the blows of fortune -- The Plotinian imaginary -- Platonic and classical myths -- Spheres and circles -- Charms and countercharms -- Invoking demons -- Images within and without -- Fixed stars and planets -- Waking up -- Understanding the hypostases -- Matter -- Nature -- Soul -- Nous -- The one -- The Plotinian way
