1. The Major Aspiration of every person is to entertain the gods.
2. The principal way to entertain the gods is through struggling in an attempt to achieve the meaning of one’s life.
3. The Minor Aspiration of every person is whatever they decide the meaning of their life is.
4. In principle, there are no restrictions to what a person might decide their Minor Aspiration is.
5. No matter how fervently they aspire to their Minor Aspiration, their struggles are always subordinate to the Major Aspiration. This is true whether or not they believe in Elementalism, and whether or not they have even heard of Elementalism.
6. Some decide that the meaning of their life is survival.
7. Those whose Minor Aspiration is survival operate on a similar level to prey animals. Their main concern is getting through to the next day.
8. Some decide that the meaning of their life is recreational.
9. Those whose Minor Aspiration is recreational operate on a similar level to children. Their main concern is lulz.
10. Some decide that the meaning of their life is physical.
11. Those whose Minor Aspiration is physical operate on a similar level to predatory animals. Their main concern is control.
12. Some decide that the meaning of their life is sexual.
13. Those whose Minor Aspiration is sexual operate on a similar level to bonobos. Their main concern is the next oxytocin hit.
14. Some decide that the meaning of their life is social.
15. Those whose Minor Aspiration is social operate on a similar level to wealthy people. Their main concern is the next dopamine hit.
16. Some decide that the meaning of their life is intellectual.
17. Those whose Minor Aspiration is intellectual operate on a similar level to the Seven Initiates. Their main concern is dispelling ignorance.
18. Some decide that the meaning of their life is spiritual.
19. Those whose Minor Aspiration is spiritual can operate on the same level as any other being, depending on the orientation of that spirituality and the degree to which a person successfully attains it.
20. It is important that a person knows what their Minor Aspiration is and where it might lie on the Great Masculine Axis.
21. Whatever a person decides the meaning of their life is, that meaning is subordinate to the Major Aspiration.
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This chapter is an excerpt from Elemental Elementalism, the foundational scripture of the new religion of the Age of Aquarius.
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