physical, n.All

The Physical (n.) meant, ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠for the Greeks, whatever arises of itself and lies before us — including the psychic and the spiritual.

The Physical (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a staff of support when on good terms with the spirit; to one who would be sheer spirit it becomes a serpent — Faust, wanting to be pure spirit, succumbs to the wild rebellion of the flesh.