“There is one story left, one road: that it is. And on this road there are very many signs that, being, is uncreated and imperishable, whole, unique, unwavering, and complete.”

Parmenides, Fragment B 8.1-4

1. There is One.

2. The One is Unique – itself-in-itself and irreplaceable with any other.

3. The One is all, everything-together.

4. Everything constitutes everything-together.

5. Everything is Unique in the One – itself-in-itself and irreplaceable.

6. There are Many that are One.

7. The Many are each One and constitute the One.

8. You are One – the Unique, yourself-in-yourself and irreplaceable.

9. You are Many – both part of everything-together constituting the One and One that is everything-together constituted by the Many.

10. You are the One and the Many.

“Eternity is a child playing, playing checkers; the kingdom belongs to a child.”

Heraclitus, Fragments

Image: One and Three Shovels, Joseph Kosuth (1965)