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The text discusses various classifications of human movements and actions. It includes internal movements occurring only in the mind, simple bodily movements without mental expressions, and actions that combine mental and physical elements. Unmediated actions are those that occur without external influence, and these typically involve movements directed by thought, primarily focusing on actions of safety.

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Actual Activities

Two and three-fold movements. We add a third, according to which most tasks occur, to complement the first two stages of transformation. For the first, we consider the internal movement that operates only in the mind without visible physical actions. The second involves simple physical movements without any particular expressions of the mind. The last are those actions mostly originating from the mind and accompanied by physical actions. Just as these are perfect and true actions, in many cases, they also show a lot of zeal and diligence. In mental movements, the most skilled and restless limbs, such as arms and hands, are usually strongly disciplined and still, because the operations in this case happen internally and primarily consist of thought; therefore, these actions do not need arms and legs to swing around unless one, forgetting themselves, follows a mental impulse, which sometimes occurs outside of rationale.

Unmediated Actions. The movements that arise in a human can be either average for some other reason, or complete, or unmediated and not fully recognized. If unmediated, one often sees only the eyes directed according to the thoughts, positioned here or there, to perform a task, while generally leaving the feet in their previous state; only turning the eyes, hips, and knees toward where the eyes are heading. From this arise actions of safety.

Translation Notes:
- "d'inwendige beweging" translates as "internal movement" and refers to thoughts or mental actions, which may not be obvious as external physical movements.
- "volkomen en waarachtige Actien" translates as "perfect and true actions," emphasizing the authenticity and completeness of actions.
- "Ongemiddeld" in this context is interpreted as "unmediated," indicating actions or movements that aren't influenced by other factors.