I do not perceive, however, who shall be able to describe or state what is the colour of the mind, in respect of its being mind, and acting as an intelligent existence. Moreover, in confirmation and explanation of what we have already advanced regarding the mind or soul— to the effect that it is better than the whole bodily nature— the following remarks may be added. There underlies every bodily sense a certain peculiar sensible substance, on which the bodily sense exerts itself. For example, colours, form, size, underlie vision; voices and sound, the sense of hearing; odours, good or bad, that of smell; savours, that of taste; heat or cold, hardness or softness, roughness or smoothness, that of touch. Now, of those senses enumerated above, it is manifest to all that the sense of mind is much the best. (Book I, Part 7)

Origen was born into a spiritual age. I was born into a scientific age.

Our questions are nonetheless similar. His questions inspired the questions that unleashed the Enlightenment. I continue the line of inquiry.

Our questions of consciousness, of the mind's nature - perhaps of the soul - continue unanswered.

Above Origen seems to conflate mind with soul. I understand the mind as a physio-chemical system.

Our souls are - I hope more than perceive - the aspect of our identity that is God incarnate.