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THE ELEMENTS

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BASICS

1.The 6 elements are all present in the universe, humans, societies.

1.2 Overly embracing one element causes one to become less human

2.They exist in both the conceptual and physical worlds.

3.They can be split into the FPM and VMF triad

4.The elements are divided in the same way as colors, each element overlaps with it’s adjacent elements.

5.Societies are either hexagramic or have their other elements orient themselves around dyad or triad.

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APEIRON

Represents everything and nothing, conflict and combination, all elements are expressions of Apeiron

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FLESH: Material-Flow: opposes Vast

Central themes: Body, Nature, Fire,

Flesh represents the separation amd assertion of self onto the world, competition, conflict, propagation, immediate somatic emotions,instinct, passion, the cycles of violence and destruction-creation, rugged individualism, catastrophism, individuation.

Cultural symbols: fire, nature, beasts, volcanos, Flesh

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METAL: Material-Vast: opposite of Flow

Central themes: Cog of a machine

Metal represents classification, reductionism, blind progression, traditions, routine, ritualism, atomization, identity as role, specialization, pragma love, structure, stability, being a part of something bigger

Cultural symbols: machines, institutions, tools, hivemind

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PHANTASM: Flow-Vast: opposite of Material

Phantasm represents ambiguity, luck, extrinsic, subjective, pleasure, creativity, addiction, escapism, moods, anticipated emotions, illusion, meaning that is justified.

Cultural symbols: air, light, sound, language

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VAST: Metal-Phantasm: opposite of Flesh

Central themes: The world beyond us

Vast represents gestalts, emergence, community, ego death, deindividuation, communitarianism, people pleasing, big picture, existentialism

Cultural symbols: Sky, Void, clonal colonies, community

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MATERIAL: Flesh-Metal: opposite of Phantasm

Central themes: The restrictions which define us, the thing in itself

Material: clarity, meaningless, resourcefulness, intrinsic, pragmatism, deconditioning, ennui, simplicity, focus, self evident truths, pragmatism

Cultural symbols: Physical objects, numbers

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FLOW: Flesh-Phantasm: opposite of Metal

Central themes: amorphous form

Flow represents emotions, intuition, animism, adaptability, gradualism, memetics, identity, change, passion

Cultural symbols: water, plants, string