CYCLE ONE
1. There are four wisdoms -
the wisdom of the heart, the womb, the brain, and the lungs. Of these four wisdoms, or commitments to
sensibility (inner sense), the wisdom of the lungs is the wisest.
2. Conversely, there are four follies - the
folly of the eyes, the tongue, the phallus (flesh), and the ears. Of these four follies, or commitments to
sensuality (outer sense), the folly of the eyes is the most foolish.
3. Not everyone can be wise or foolish after a
given fashion. For certain types of
wisdom and folly, being objective, are feminine, whereas other types of wisdom
and folly, being subjective, are masculine.
4. Both the wisdom of the heart and of the womb
are objective - the former noumenally and the latter
phenomenally. Conversely, both the
wisdom of the brain and of the lungs are subjective - the former phenomenally
and the latter noumenally.
5. Both the folly of the eyes and of the tongue
are objective - the former noumenally and the latter
phenomenally. Conversely, both the folly
of the phallus and of the ears are subjective - the former phenomenally and the
latter noumenally.
6. The lungs
correspond, like the eyes, to Space, whereas the heart corresponds, like the
ears, to Time.
7. The brain
corresponds, like the tongue, to Volume, whereas the womb corresponds, like the
phallus, to Mass.
8. The Space of sensuality is spatial, whereas
the Space of sensibility is spaced.
9. The Time of sensuality is sequential, whereas
the Time of sensibility is repetitive.
10. The Volume of sensuality is volumetric,
whereas the Volume of sensibility is voluminous.
11. The Mass of sensuality is massive, whereas the
Mass of sensibility is massed.