Full Idea
Individual souls are distinct without being separated from each other, and without dividing the universal Soul into a number of parts; they are united to each other without becoming confused.
Gist of Idea
Individual souls are all connected, though distinct, and without dividing universal Soul
Source
Porphyry (Launching Points to the Realm of the Mind [c.280], 6Enn4 39)
Book Reference
Porphyry: 'Launching Points to the Realm of the Mind', ed/tr. Guthrie,Kenneth [Phanes 1988], p.61
A Reaction
This sounds like Jung's theory that there is a universal subconscious which links us all together. Taken literally, I assume it is nonsense. As an invitation to acknowledge how much we all have in common, it is a nice corrective to liberal individualism.