CYCLE TWELVE
1. To examine good and evil in relation to politics
is to distinguish the absolute good (noumenal
subjectivity with regard to outer spirit) of the outer Holy Ghost from the
absolute evil (noumenal objectivity with regard to
outer soul) of the outer Father, while distinguishing the relative good (phenomenal
subjectivity with regard to outer will) of the outer Mother from the relative
evil (phenomenal objectivity with regard to outer mind) of the outer Son.
2. Hence one is
distinguishing, in the noumenal contexts,
totalitarianism from authoritarianism, and, in the phenomenal contexts,
republicanism from parliamentarianism.
3. Likewise, to examine good and evil in
relation to economics is to distinguish the absolute good (noumenal
subjectivity with regard to inner light) of the inner Antispirit
from the absolute evil (noumenal objectivity with
regard to inner fire) of the inner Antifather, while
distinguishing the relative good (phenomenal subjectivity with regard to inner
earth) of the inner Antimother from the relative evil
(phenomenal objectivity with regard to inner ice) of the inner Antison.
4. Hence one is
distinguishing, in the noumenal contexts, corporatism
(Centre trusteeship) from communism (state socialism), and, in the phenomenal
contexts, socialism from capitalism.
5. The Space of religion vis-à-vis the Time of
science with regard to the noumenal planes, but the
Mass of politics vis-à-vis the Volume of economics with regard to the
phenomenal planes. Always
allowing, however, for distinctions, within any given quadruplicity,
between the genuine, or per se, and 'bovaryized', or pseudo, modes of the contexts in question.
6. Religion is most true to itself in absolute
good, whereas science is most 'true' to itself in absolute evil. Politics is most true to itself in relative
good, whereas economics is most 'true' to itself in relative evil. This is because, while religion and science
are essentially noumenal contexts, politics and
economics are basically phenomenal.
7. When religion is paramount ... in maximum
Space (transcendentalism), science, politics, and economics are in their 'bovaryized' modes of quasi-Space.
8. When science is paramount ... in maximum Time
(naturalism), religion, politics, and economics are in their 'bovaryized' modes of quasi-Time.
9. When politics is paramount ... in maximum
Mass (republicanism), economics, religion, and science are in their 'bovaryized' modes of quasi-Mass.
10. When economics is paramount ... in maximum
Volume (capitalism), politics, religion, and science are in their 'bovaryized' modes of quasi-Volume.
11. When religion is paramount, as in maximum
Space, we have the '
12. When science is paramount, as in maximum Time,
we have the 'Kingdom of the Devil', which is absolutely evil (hellish).
13. When politics is paramount, as in maximum
Mass, we have the '
14. When economics is paramount, as in maximum
Volume, we have the '
15. The Second Coming is about the establishment
of a society in which religion is paramount ... in maximum Space
(transcendentalism), thereby necessitating 'bovaryized'
modes of science, politics, and economics which will effectively harmonize with
it in the service and development of the '
16. Such a religious transcendentalism requires
nothing less than idealistic science, totalitarian politics, and corporate
economics, all of which will be dovetailed into its overall ideological
structure, just as religious humanism, realist science, and socialist economics
are dovetailed into the overall ideological structure of political
republicanism; or religious nonconformism,
materialist science, and parliamentary politics dovetailed into the overall ideological
structure of economic capitalism; or religious fundamentalism, authoritarian
politics, and communist economics dovetailed into the overall ideological
structure of scientific naturalism.
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