CYCLE NINETY-ONE

1. The fall of art to sculpture via three-dimensional painting on the one hand, but the rise of literature to music via song on the other hand.

2. It could be said that whereas music is 'over the moon', painting, by contrast, is 'behind' it (and thus effectively closer to the solar realm of Hell). Art, utilizing paint, is based on appearances, whereas music, utilizing notes, is centred in essences - the one fundamentally diabolic and the other transcendentally divine. Hence the alpha and omega of the Arts.

3. Art, being objective, is affiliated to the heart, whereas music, being subjective, is affiliated to the lungs. Art manifests the soul, whereas music is a manifestation of the spirit. However, where pagan art is affiliated to the fire, 'Christian' art reveals an affiliation with the blood. And where pagan music is affiliated to the light, 'Christian' music reveals an affiliation with the air. Yet pagan art and music are anti-arts in contrast to art and music per se, which remain affiliated to their respective omega ideals.