Hugh of St. VIctor

I found this reading incredibly interesting. I really liked it. "The way down is the way up; the way in is the way out" it totally contradicts itself, yet somehow it still makes sense. The whole reading is full of metaphors. "to ascend to God is to enter into oneself, and not only to enter into oneself, but, in some unsayable manner, in the inmost parts to pass beyond oneself" You obviously can not literally pass through yourself, but they are just saying that is not about you. Its about finding God, by letting go of yourself and your wants, and needs. To look deep into yourself is to see whats true. It talks about knowing that the world is outside of us, but that God is inside of us. God is something that you have to find on your own. You can have help, but all in all you have to do it for yourself, and you have to figure it out on your own because God is you. You can not find God unless you look deep down and find what you desire. The world is outside of us because we just live in it. Other people affect us, but only if we let them. The world does not have to affect us.