CYCLE TWENTY-FIVE

1. From the realism of human nature to the idealism of superhuman supernature, as from electrons to photons, the mundane World to the divine Beyond.

2. From the materialism of inhuman (nonconformist) antinature to the naturalism of super-inhuman (fundamentalist) anti-supernature, as from neutrons to protons, the purgatorial Overworld to the diabolic Behind.

3. That which is contrary to nature is inhuman, for it is a manifestation of the not-self (both phenomenally and noumenally) and therefore objectively evil.

4. Generally, men are against nature and women of it, though this is not to say that all men are evil and all women ... good.

5. Where nature is relatively good and culture absolutely good, civilization is relatively evil and barbarism absolutely evil. For nature is a manifestation of the physical self and culture a manifestation of the metaphysical self, whereas civilization is a manifestation of the physical not-self and barbarism a manifestation of the metaphysical not-self.

6. The physical self, or will, contrasts relatively with the physical not-self, or intellect, whereas the metaphysical self, or spirit, contrasts absolutely with the metaphysical not-self, or soul.

7. Will is the quality of nature, spirit the essence of culture - the former mundane and the latter divine.

8. Intellect is the quantity of civilization, soul the appearance of barbarism - the former purgatorial and the latter diabolic.

9. Woman is the personification of nature and man the personification of civilization - the former relatively good and the latter relatively evil.

10. God is the 'personification' of culture and the Devil the 'personification' of barbarism - the former absolutely good and the latter absolutely evil.

11. The development of the physical self through nature leads to woman, whereas the development of the physical not-self through civilization leads to man.

12. The development of the metaphysical self through culture leads to God, whereas the development of the metaphysical not-self through barbarism leads to the Devil.

13. The element of nature is earth, whereas the element of civilization is water.

14. The element of culture is air, whereas the element of barbarism is fire.

15. The expression of the flesh through earth (food) contrasts relatively with the implosion of the brain through water (ink).

16. The impression of the mind through air (meditation) contrasts absolutely with the explosion of the blood through fire (injury).

17. The expression of the will through the flesh (sex) contrasts relatively with the implosion of the intellect through the brain (word).

18. The impression of the spirit through the mind (conscious focus) contrasts absolutely with the explosion of the soul through the blood (emotion).