CONTENDING ELEMENTAL RATIOS

1. Since there are four basic elements, it is inconceivable that life could exist without recourse to all of these elements, even if the ratio of one element to another differs according to the kind of life, or society, which is in existence at any given time.

2. I happen to believe that the most evolved society can only be achieved and maintained on the basis of most air and more (relative to most) vegetation, coupled to least fire and less (relative to least) water.

3. Hence the most evolved society will be that in which there is least Devil, less woman, more man, and most God, whilst a more (relative to most) evolved society can only be one in which there is least woman, less Devil, more God, and most man.

4. Conversely, the least devolved society will be that in which there is most Devil, more woman, less man, and least God, whilst a less (relative to least) devolved society can only be one in which there is most woman, more Devil, less God, and least man.

5. I call the most evolved society metaphysical and the more (relative to most) evolved society physical, the former being transcendentalist and the latter humanist.

6. Conversely, I call the least devolved society metachemical and the less (relative to least) devolved society chemical, the former being fundamentalist and the latter nonconformist.

7. Metaphysical societies tend to be primarily religious and physical societies primarily economic, since the former are centred in God, while the latter are centred in man.

8. Metachemical societies tend to be primarily scientific and chemical societies primarily political, since the former are rooted in the Devil, while the latter are rooted in woman.

9. Metaphysical societies tend to stress soul in relation to being (emotional contentment), while physical societies tend to stress ego in relation to taking (intellectual form).

10. Metachemical societies tend to stress will in relation to doing (sensational power), while chemical societies tend to stress spirit in relation to giving (emanational glory).

11. Joy is the mode of soulful contentment which follows from a metaphysical association with airy essences (mystical), while knowledge is the mode of egocentric form which follows from a physical association with vegetative qualities (classical).

12. Beauty is the mode of wilful power which follows from a metachemical association with fiery appearances (magical), while pride is the mode of spiritual glory which follows from a chemical association with watery quantities (gnostical).

13. Just as joy is the per se of soul, and hence of beingful contentment (grace), so knowledge is the per se of ego, and hence of taking form (sin).

14. Just as beauty is the per se of will, and hence of doingful power (crime), so pride is the per se of spirit, and hence of giving glory (punishment).

15. One could contrast, in all societies, the power of the military with the contentment of the folk (proletariat), while further contrasting the glory of the police with the form of the business community (bourgeoisie).

16. The People being a combination of business community (bourgeoisie) and folk (proletariat), it follows that the term 'People' has especial relevance to both the physical and the metaphysical aspects of life in relation to form and contentment.

17. By contrast to the People, the military and the police have especial relevance to both the metachemical and the chemical aspects of life in relation to power and glory.

18. The most evolved society, being metaphysical, will have least military, less (relative to least) police, more (relative to most) bourgeoisie, and most proletariat, thereby ascending from least power to most contentment via less glory and more form.

19. The more (relative to most) evolved society, being physical, will have least police, less (relative to least) military, more (relative to most) proletariat, and most bourgeoisie, thereby ascending from least glory to most form via less power and more contentment.

20. The least devolved society, being metachemical, will have most military, more (relative to most) police, less (relative to least) bourgeoisie, and least proletariat, thereby descending from most power to least contentment via more glory and less form.

21. The less (relative to least) devolved society, being chemical, will have most police, more (relative to most) military, less (relative to least) proletariat, and least bourgeoisie, thereby descending from most glory to least form via more power and less contentment.

22. Devolved societies, whether metachemical or chemical, will always have, in addition to least and less, more and most devolved elements to contend with, while, conversely, evolved societies, whether physical or metaphysical, will always have, in addition to more and most, least and less evolved elements with which to contend, both of which are as shadows to the prevailing bias.

23. To devolve from least to most via less and more degrees of metachemistry and/or chemistry, as from science to religion via politics and economics.

24. To evolve from least to most via less and more degrees of physics and/or metaphysics, as from science to religion via politics and economics.

25. Hence whereas science is least devolved in the objective elements of metachemistry and chemistry, fire and water, it is least evolved in the subjective elements of physics and metaphysics, vegetation and air.

26. Hence whereas politics is less (relative to least) devolved in the objective elements of metachemistry and chemistry, it is less (relative to least) evolved in the subjective elements of physics and metaphysics.

27. Hence whereas economics is more (relative to most) devolved in the objective elements of metachemistry and chemistry, it is more (relative to most) evolved in the subjective elements of physics and metaphysics.

28. Hence whereas religion is most devolved in the objective elements of metachemistry and chemistry, it is most evolved in the subjective elements of physics and metaphysics.