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Chapters xxxiii (definitions of the passions of the rational soul)

OF EVAGRIUS THE MONK, 33 CHAPTERS IN ORDER.

1. Jaundice is the worst condition of a rational soul, according to which it erroneously sees both God and the contemplation of created things. 40.1265

2. Tetanus is a vice of a rational nature, according to which it becomes inflexible toward virtue and the knowledge of God.

3. Gangrene is a boiling and movement of anger, disturbing the rational part of the soul.

4. Blindness is an ignorance of the mind, not applying itself to the practical virtues and to the contemplation of created things.

5. Paralysis is a difficulty of movement of the rational soul toward the practical virtues. 6. Gonorrhea is a listlessness of a rational soul, according to which to cast away the of the

of spiritual teaching it is accustomed words. 7. Prolapse is an inability of a rational soul, according to which the contributing

virtues to the formation of Christ it is accustomed to cast away. 8. Leprosy is an unbelief of a rational soul, according to which it is not fully convinced by handling the words.

9. Ecstasy is a turning again of a rational soul toward vice after virtue and the knowledge of God. 10. Bruising is the worst condition of a rational soul, according to which it pursues the virtues not for the sake of the good itself.

11. Mutilation of the nose is a deprivation of the virtue that perceives the sweet fragrance of Christ.

12. Cutting off of the ear is a hardness of a rational soul, resisting spiritual teaching.

13. Freckle is a falling away from spiritual contemplation, or an untrue understanding of the contemplation of created things.

14. Difficulty in speech is a passion of the rational part of the soul, according to which, being scandalized at what happens, it is unable to give thanks to God in all things.

15. Lameness is an inability of a rational nature toward the work of virtue. 16. Dropsy is an irrational turning away of the soul, according to which, the virtues having been extinguished

vice and ignorance prevail. 17. Ant is a practical man his own food in this age

this preparing. 18. Rock-badgers are unclean nations having received the commandments of the Savior

our Christ. 19. Locusts without a king, rational souls not shaken by death

and being nourished by the seeds. 20. Gecko is a practical mind, leaning upon virtues and dwelling

in the knowledge of the heavenly powers. 21. Lion's whelp is a dispassionate man of those that have come to be within him

having become king of the beasts. 40.1268 22. Rooster is a spiritual man, being filled with knowledge and

proclaiming the good news to other souls of the day that has come from the noetic sun. 23. Goat is a practical man of the disorderly thoughts within him rightly

leading.

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Capitula xxxiii (definitiones passionum animae rationalis)

ΕΥΑΓΡΙΟΥ ΜΟΝΑΧΟΥ ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΑ ΛΓʹ ΚΑΤ' ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑΝ.

Αʹ. Ἴκτερος, ἔστιν ἕξις χειρίστη ψυχῆς λογικῆς, καθ' ἣν ἐσφαλμένως Θεόν τε καὶ τὴν τῶν γεγονότων θεωρίαν ὁρᾷ. 40.1265

Βʹ. Ὀπισθότονος, ἔστι κακία φύσεως λογικῆς, καθ' ἣν δυσκαμπὴς γίνεται πρὸς ἀρετὴν καὶ γνῶσιν τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Γʹ. Σφακελλισμὸς, ἔστι ζέσις καὶ κίνησις θυμοῦ τὸ λογιστικὸν μέρος τῆς ψυχῆς ἐκταράττουσα.

∆ʹ. Τυφλότης, ἔστιν ἄγνοια τοῦ νοῦ, ταῖς πρακτικαῖς ἀρεταῖς καὶ τῇ τῶν γεγονότων θεωρίᾳ μὴ ἐπιβάλλουσα.

Εʹ. Παράλυσις, ἔστι δυσκινησία λογιστικῆς ψυχῆς πρὸς τὰς πρακτικὰς ἀρετάς. ϛʹ. Γονόῤῥοια, ἔστι ῥᾳθυμία λογικῆς ψυχῆς, καθ' ἣν ἀποβάλλειν τοὺς τῆς

πνευματικῆς διδασκαλίας εἴωθε λόγους. Ζʹ. Ἀποκάθισις, ἔστιν ἀδυναμία λογικῆς ψυχῆς, καθ' ἣν τὰς συντελούσας

ἀρετὰς πρὸς τὴν μόρφωσιν τοῦ Χριστοῦ εἴωθεν ἀποβάλλειν. Ηʹ. Λέπρα ἀπιστία ἐστὶν λογικῆς ψυχῆς, καθ' ἣν οὐ πληροφορεῖται ψηλαφῶσα τοὺς λόγους.

Θʹ. Ἔκστασις, ἔστι νεῦσις πάλιν πρὸς κακίαν λογικῆς ψυχῆς μετὰ τὴν ἀρετὴν καὶ γνῶσιν τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ. Ιʹ. Θλάσις, ἔστιν ἕξις χειρίστη λογικῆς ψυχῆς, καθ' ἢν μετέρχεται τὰς ἀρετὰς οὐ δι' αὐτὸ τὸ καλόν.

ΙΑʹ. Κολόβωσις ῥινὸς, ἔστι στέρησις ἀρετῆς ἀντιλαμβανομένης εὐωδίας τῆς τοῦ Χριστοῦ.

ΙΒʹ. Ὠτότμησις. ἔστι σκληρία λογικῆς ψυχῆς πρὸς τὴν πνευματικὴν διδασκαλίαν ἀνθέλκουσα.

ΙΓʹ. Ἐφηλὶς, ἔστι πνευματικῆς θεωρίας ἔκπτωσις, ἢ τῆς τῶν γεγονότων θεωρίας οὐκ ἀληθὴς κατανόησις.

Ι∆ʹ. Μογιλαλία, ἔστι πάθος τοῦ λογιστικοῦ μέρους τῆς ψυχῆς, καθ' ὃ σκανδαλιζόμενος ἐπὶ τοῖς γινομένοις ἐν παντὶ εὐχαριστεῖν ἀδυνατεῖ τῷ Θεῷ.

ΙΕʹ. Χωλότης, ἔστιν ἀδυναμία φύσεως λογικῆς πρὸς τὴν τῆς ἀρετῆς ἐργασίαν. Ι ϛʹ. Ὕδρωψ, ἔστιν ἔκκλισις ἄλογος ψυχῆς, καθ' ἣν σβεσθεισῶν τῶν ἀρετῶν

ἐπικρατεῖ κακία καὶ ἀγνωσία. ΙΖʹ. Μύρμηξ, ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος πρακτικὸς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ τροφὴν ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι

τούτῳ παρασκευάζων. ΙΗʹ. Χοιρογρύλλιοι, εἰσὶν ἔθνη ἀκάθαρτα τὰς ἐντολὰς δεξάμενα τοῦ Σωτῆρος

ἡμῶν Χριστοῦ. ΙΘʹ. Ἀβασίλευτοι ἀκρίδες, ψυχαὶ λογικαὶ μὴ σαλευόμεναι ὑπὸ τοῦ θανάτου

καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν σπερμάτων διατρεφόμεναι. Κʹ. Ἀσκαλαβότης, ἔστι νοῦς πρακτικὸς, ἐπερειδόμενος ἀρεταῖς καὶ κατοικῶν

ἐν ταῖς γνώσεσι τῶν οὐρανίων δυνάμεων. ΚΑʹ. Σκύμνος λέοντος, ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος ἀπαθὴς τῶν ἐν αὐτῷ γενομένων

βασιλεύσας θηρίων. 40.1268 ΚΒʹ. Ἀλεκτρυὼν, ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος πνευματικὸς πληρούμενος γνώσεως καὶ

ἑτέραις εὐαγγελιζόμενος ψυχαῖς τὴν παρὰ τοῦ νοητοῦ ἡλίου γενομένην ἡμέραν. ΚΓʹ. Τράγος, ἔστιν ἀνὴρ πρακτικὸς τῶν ἐν αὐτῷ ἀτάκτων λογισμῶν ὀρθῶς

καθηγούμενος.