CYCLE SIXTY-FIVE

1. Unlike the distinction between the old and new brains, which divides the left-hand side of the overall brain from its right-hand side in terms of a vertical axis, the distinction between the left midbrain and the right midbrain appertains to a horizontal axis, so to speak, which forms a right-angle with the aforementioned. Thus the left midbrain is subject, like its phenomenal counterpart, to both old and new brain divisions.

2. In relation to the left midbrain, which (being contiguous in its subjectivity with the forebrain) is to the left of our horizontal axis dividing the one midbrain from the other, the forebrain is effectively extreme left, since to the left of the left midbrain.

3. In relation to the right midbrain, which (being contiguous in its objectivity with the backbrain) is to the right of our horizontal axis dividing the one midbrain from the other, the backbrain is effectively extreme right, since to the right of the right midbrain.

4. Hence whereas the left midbrain connotes with anything that is left wing, the forebrain connotes with whatever is extreme left wing.

5. And whereas the right midbrain connotes with anything that is right wing, the backbrain connotes with whatever is extreme right wing.

6. From the extreme right-wing Time of the backbrain to the extreme left-wing Space of the forebrain via the right-wing Volume of the right midbrain and the left-wing Mass of the left midbrain.

7. From the Time-Space of the elemental forebrain to the Space-Space of the elemental superconscious via the Volume-Space of the molecular forebrain and the Mass-Space of the molecular superconscious.

8. From the Time-Time of the elemental backbrain to the Space-Time of the elemental subconscious via the Volume-Time of the molecular backbrain and the Mass-Time of the molecular subconscious.

9. From the Time-Volume of the elemental right-midbrain to the Space-Volume of the elemental conscious via the Volume-Volume of the molecular right-midbrain and the Mass-Volume of the molecular conscious.

10. From the Time-Mass of the elemental left-midbrain to the Space-Mass of the elemental unconscious via the Volume-Mass of the molecular left-midbrain and the Mass-Mass of the molecular unconscious.

11. In distinguishing between the elemental/molecular forebrain and the molecular/elemental superconscious, one is effectively dividing the objectivity of old-brain Time/Volume from the subjectivity of new-mind Mass/Space on the basis of a physical/psychical generalization appertaining to culture.

12. Likewise in distinguishing between the elemental/molecular backbrain and the molecular/elemental subconscious, one is effectively dividing the objectivity of old-brain Time/Volume from the subjectivity of new-mind Mass/Space on the basis of a physical/psychical generalization appertaining to barbarism.

13. Similarly, in distinguishing between the elemental/molecular right-midbrain and the molecular/elemental conscious, one is effectively dividing the objectivity of old-brain Time/Volume from the subjectivity of new-mind Mass/Space on the basis of a physical/psychical generalization appertaining to civilization.

14. Finally, in distinguishing between the elemental/molecular left-midbrain and the molecular/elemental unconscious, one is effectively dividing the objectivity of old-brain Time/Volume from the subjectivity of new-mind Mass/Space on the basis of a physical/psychical generalization appertaining to nature.

15. More pedantically, one could speak of the Time-Space of the elemental forebrain vis-à-vis the Volume-Space of the molecular forebrain in relation to the old brain, and of the Mass-Space of the molecular forebrain vis-à-vis the Space-Space of the elemental forebrain in relation to the new brain, but such a physical uniformity applied throughout the forebrain would hardly do proper justice to the underlining particle/wavicle distinction which, no matter how interrelated, enables one to distinguish, in this cultural context, the objectivity of Time and Volume from the subjectivity of Mass and Space.

16. Conversely, a pedantic distinction between the elemental and molecular superconscious of the old mind vis-à-vis the molecular and elemental superconscious of the new mind would not do proper justice to the physical/psychical distinction which, no matter how generalized, enables the objectivity of Time and Volume to be distinguished, in this cultural context, from the subjectivity of Mass and Space.

17. Of course, what applies to the forebrain/superconscious applies, in varying degrees, to each of the other subdivisions of the overall brain and mind, viz. backbrain/subconscious, right midbrain/conscious, and left midbrain/unconscious.

18. Thus we should have no hesitation in contending that whenever objectivity is at stake, be it with regard to Time or Volume, the physical, dominated by particles, is to the fore, while, conversely, whenever subjectivity is the leading quality, be it with regard to Mass or Space, the psychical, subject to a wavicle preponderance, will be to the fore.

19. However, the degree to which the physical in the old brain will preponderate over the psychical of the old mind or, conversely, the psychical in the new mind preponderate over the physical of the new brain will vary from subdivision to subdivision of the overall brain/mind.

20. Thus it is my contention that in the more objective contexts of the backbrain and the right midbrain, the old-brain physical will considerably preponderate over the old-mind psychical, whereas in the more subjective contexts of the left midbrain and the forebrain, by contrast, the new-mind psychical will considerably preponderate over the new-brain physical.

21. However, the preponderance of new-mind psychical over new-brain physical in the backbrain and the right midbrain will be considerably less than in the cases of the left midbrain and the forebrain, while, conversely, the preponderance of old-brain physical over old-mind psychical in the left midbrain and the forebrain will be considerably less than in the cases of the backbrain and the right midbrain.

22. Such conclusions entitle one to conceive of Time-Space and Volume-Space in the forebrain as superficially objective in relation to the profound subjectivity of Mass-Space and Space-Space in the superconscious, but of Time-Time and Volume-Time in the backbrain as profoundly objective in relation to the superficial subjectivity of Mass-Time and Space-Time in the subconscious.

23. Conversely, one is thereby entitled to conceive of Time-Volume and Volume-Volume in the right midbrain as profoundly objective in relation to the superficial subjectivity of Mass-Volume and Space-Volume in the conscious, but of Time-Mass and Volume-Mass in the left midbrain as superficially objective in relation to the profound subjectivity of Mass-Mass and Space-Mass in the unconscious.