CYCLE FIFTY-FIVE

1. Just as there are two forms of Primal Being, viz. sensual (or optical) and intellectual, so there are two forms of illusion, which correspond to the elemental and molecular subdivisions of the culture in question.

2. Just as there are two forms of Supreme Being, viz. visual and spiritual, so there are two forms of truth, which correspond to the molecular and elemental subdivisions of the culture in question.

3. Thus whereas Primal Being is a culture of illusion, Supreme Being is a culture of truth, whether with regard to the elemental or molecular subdivisions in each case.

4. We can therefore distinguish the objective status of illusion from the subjective status of truth - the former affiliated to the light (eyes) and the latter to the spirit (air).

5. Hence whereas seeing and reading are manifestations of cultural illusion, by dint of their association with the elemental and molecular modes of Primal Being, hallucinating (tripping) and meditating are manifestations of cultural truth, by dint of their association with the molecular and elemental modes of Supreme Being.

6. Just as there are two concepts of Primal Doing, viz. sensual (or aural) and intellectual, so there are two concepts of weakness, which correspond to the elemental and molecular subdivisions of the barbarism in question.

7. Just as there are two concepts of Supreme Doing, viz. visual and spiritual, so there are two concepts of strength (power), which correspond to the molecular and elemental subdivisions of the barbarism in question.

8. Thus whereas Primal Doing is a barbarism of weakness, Supreme Doing is a barbarism of strength, whether with regard to the elemental or molecular subdivisions in each case.

9. We can therefore distinguish the objective status of weakness from the subjective status of strength - the former affiliated to the fire (ears) and the latter to the soul (blood).

10. Hence whereas hearing and thinking are manifestations of barbarous weakness, by dint of their association with the elemental and molecular modes of Primal Doing, dreaming and acting (ritual) are manifestations of barbarous strength, by dint of their association with the molecular and elemental modes of Supreme Doing.

11. Just as there are two concepts of Primal Taking, viz. sensual and intellectual, so there are two concepts of ignorance, which correspond to the elemental and molecular subdivisions of the civilization in question.

12. Just as there are two concepts of Supreme Taking, viz. visual and spiritual, so there are two concepts of knowledge, which correspond to the molecular and elemental subdivisions of the civilization in question.

13. Thus whereas Primal Taking is a civilization of ignorance, Supreme Taking is a civilization of knowledge, whether with regard to the elemental or molecular modes in each case.

14. We can therefore distinguish the objective status of ignorance from the subjective status of knowledge - the former affiliated to the water (tongue/ink) and the latter to the mind (intellect).

15. Hence whereas tasting and writing are manifestations of civilized ignorance, by dint of their association with the elemental and molecular modes of Primal Taking, daydreaming and praying are manifestations of civilized knowledge, by dint of their association with the molecular and elemental modes of Supreme Taking.

16. Just as there are two forms of Primal Giving, viz. sensual and intellectual, so there are two forms of ugliness, which correspond to the elemental and molecular subdivisions of the nature in question.

17. Just as there are two forms of Supreme Giving, viz. visual and spiritual, so there are two forms of beauty, which correspond to the molecular and elemental subdivisions of the nature in question.

18. Thus whereas Primal Giving is a nature of ugliness, Supreme Giving is a nature of beauty, whether with regard to the elemental or molecular modes in each case.

19. We can therefore distinguish the objective status of ugliness from the subjective status of beauty - the former affiliated to the earth (skin/flesh) and the latter to the will (womb/sex).

20. Hence whereas touching and talking are manifestations of natural ugliness, by dint of their association with the elemental and molecular modes of Primal Giving, imagining and dancing are manifestations of natural beauty, by dint of their association with the molecular and elemental modes of Supreme Giving.