 Aelred of Rievaulx (1110–1167) and Hugh of St Victor (1096–1141) were two monastic authors who discussed Augustine’s psychology by attending to the spontaneous affect as a subjectively felt present movement of the soul. In his book The Mirror of Charity, Aelred extensively dealt with affect (affectus) as an element of love (amor). His examples of affects are mainly attachments to other persons. Following Augustine’s remarks on first movements, Aelred explains that affects are spontaneous and non-voluntary sweet attractions that should be controlled by the rational power of will (Mirror 3.16.39). Affects can be characterized as early stages of desiderative emotions. The first movements are not sins, but the continuation of the love initiated by affect is voluntarily controllable and accountable as in Augustine.