The Ninth Street Center: A Rosenfelsian Glossary

This glossary lists all of the key terms you'll encounter as you study the psychology of polarity. Two lists are given. The first contains the idiomatic primitives of Paul Rosenfels' vocabulary, words like creativity, development and polarity. The second contains words that are paired so as to describe a polarized aspect of human nature. These terms are called analogs.

An analog is not the same as an opposite. The opposite of true is false, but for Rosenfels the analog of true is right. Analogs describe equivalent characteristics of feminine and masculine personalities or the submissive and dominant aspects of civilized life. Where the parental function of the feminine is to nurture, for example, the analogous masculine function is to protect.

Two caveats. Because this system was not merely a tidy intellectual game for Rosenfels but rather a living breathing work in progress, over the many years that he published his ideas some analogs changed. Secondly, there are apparent inconsistencies when analogs are extracted from the text and arranged in columns as I have done here. In some paragraphs, for example, you will find a discussion of action analoged with a discussion of thought, while in subsequent paragraphs action might be analoged with feeling. Why is this?

Obviously, any psychologist worth his sheepskin knows the difference between thought and feeling. But Paul always reminded us that the language of psychology has largely been crafted by thinkers, i.e. by feminine personalities who were usually more interested in introspection than in describing masculine personalities that they found foreign and alien. As a result, we have far fewer ways to describe the world that masculine personalities live in than we should. Freud, one of the worst offenders, dismissed all masculine people as "narcissistic". To this day psychoanalysts continue to do irreparable harm to assertive people by telling them to get in touch with "inner feelings" of a sort that, by and large, they simply do not have. Hence the classic guilt-ridden American man of action.

Just remember that the kind of action that is analogous to thought is different from the kind that is analogous to feeling, and that which kind of action is meant is always made clear in context. This glossary, therefor, can get you started on your exploration of Rosenfelsian semantics, but to master all of these insights you'll have to do a fair amount of work to really get what's being discussed.

Analogs
*abandonment*	analog: *neglect*
*abandonment, fear of*	analog: *rage at impoverishment*
*ability*	right possessed by man which has be discovered by creative masculinity. analog: *knowledge*.
*abstinence*	analog: *self-effacement*
*abstract*	that which is manipulated in the speculative search for truth. analog: *concrete*.
*accomplishment*	analogs: *satisfaction, gratification*
*accumulation of tension*	analog: *mobilization of energy*
*acrophobia*	analog: *claustrophobia*
*action*	that level of the expressive faculties which can embody right. synonym: attitude. analogs: *feeling, thought*.
*action, constructive*	synonym: *inventive manipulation. analog: analytic thinking*
*addiction*	analog: *perversity*
*administrator*	analog: *lawmaker*
*admiration*	analog: *respect*
*adventure*	analog: *romance*
*aggression*	a perverse false dominance originating in mutual familial idealization among feminines. analog: *passivity*.
*aggressive force*	analog: *passive loyalty*
*alien*	analog: *unpredictable*
*aliveness*	analogs: *harmony, richness*
*alone*	synonym: *secret. analog: dissociated*
*aloneness*	analog: *poverty*
*altruism*	analog: *heroism*
*ambition*	analog: *sensuality*
*amnesia, hysterical*	analog: *catatonia*
*analytic thinking*	analogs: *constructive action, inventive manipulation*
*analytical*	analog: *methodological*
*anger*	conscientious dominance in the face of aggression that protects masculine hope from opportunism. "Anger brings into being the energy by which selective lack of sympathetic feeling is maintained." [Psychoanalysis and Civilization] analog: *hatred*.
*annoyance*	analog: *disgust*
*annoying*	analog: *distasteful*
*anxiety*	state of extreme emptiness in which tension builds up with no faith in attaining love. analog: *restlessness*.
*anxiety states*	analog: *hysteria*
*aphasic*	analog: *apraxic*
*appetite*	analog: *recreational interests*
*apraxic*	analog: *aphasic*
*art*	analog: *philosophy*
*ascetic process*	analog: *cult adherence*
*assertive*	analog: *yielding*
*attitude*	synonym: *action. analogs: feeling, thought*
*audacity*	analog: *sincerity*
*authority*	analog: *law*
*authority, autocratic*	analog: *dogmatic law*
*autistic fantasy*	analog: *euphoric play*
*autocracy*	analog: *dogma*
*autocratic authority*	analog: *dogmatic law*
*awareness*	analog: *confidence*
*awe*	analog: *triumph*
*beauty*	that which commands submission and is fulfilled by idealization. analog: *goodness*.
*beginning and end*	analog: *cause and effect*
*boredom*	analog: *fatigue*
*brutality*	analog: *sentimentality*
*capable*	analog: *sophisticated*
*catatonia*	analog: *hysterical amnesia*
*cause and effect*	analog: *beginning and end*
*celebration*	an abundance of action which is enjoyed for its own sake. analog: *sex*.
*celebrative partnership*	analog: *homosexuality*
*chaos*	that part of reality which is beyond control. analog: *unknown*.
*Charybdis*	analog: *Scylla*
*Christianity*	analog: *democracy*
*claustrophobia*	analog: *acrophobia*
*clumsy*	analog: *confused*
*command submission*	analog: *invite domination*
*communication*	the transmission of knowledge from teacher to student. analog: *demonstration*.
*competition*	analog: *popularity*
*complacent*	analog: *lazy*
*complete*	synonym: *total. analogs: enduring, permanent*
*compliance, obsessive*	analog: *compulsive defiance*
*comprehension*	analog: *control*
*compulsive*	over-acting in feminines. analog: *obsessive*.
*compulsive defiance*	analog: *obsessive compliance*
*compulsive ritual*	analog: *obsessive dogma*
*concept*	synonym: *principle. analog: method*
*concrete*	that which is manipulated in the experimental reaching for right. analog: *abstract*.
*confidence*	analog: *awareness*
*confused*	analog: *clumsy*
*consciousness*	analog: *willfulness*
*conspiracy*	analog: *cult*
*conspiratorial*	analog: *sophistical*
*constructive action*	synonym: *inventive manipulation. analog: analytic thinking*
*contemplative*	analog: *exploratory*
*contentment*	a form of fulfillment sought by femininity characterized by peace of mind. "Contentment is a reward for depth of character which serves society, avoiding selfishness." [Psychoanalysis and Civilization] analog: *happiness*.
*continuity*	synonym: *permanence. analogs: integrity, unity*
*control*	analog: *comprehension*
*convention*	analog: *custom*
*cooperation*	synonym: *helpfulness. analog: sympathy*
*corruption*	analog: *degeneracy*
*cowardice*	analog: *dishonesty*
*craftsmanship*	analog: *logic*
*criminal fugue reaction*	analog: *paranoid delusion*
*criminality*	analog: *paranoid state*
*critic*	analog: *dissenter*
*cruelty*	analog: *self-pity*
*cult*	analog: *conspiracy*
*cult adherence*	analog: *ascetic process*
*custom*	analog: *convention*
*cynicism*	a symptom of feminine selfishness which requires the denial of the existence of truth. analog: *opportunism*.
*death, fear of*	analog: *rage at futility*
*defiance, compulsive*	analog: *obsessive compliance*
*degeneracy*	analog: *corruption*
*delinquent*	a symptom of power perplexed by loyalty to familial principles inimical to growth. analog: *neurotic*.
*delusion, paranoid*	analog: *criminal fugue reaction*
*delusion, mass*	analog: *mob violence*
*democracy*	analog: *Christianity*
*demonstration*	the transmission of ability from leader to follower. analog: *communication*.
*depression*	analog: *emptiness*
*depth*	a restoring of tension that helps love get under aggression. analog: *vigor*.
*discerning*	analog: *selective*
*discharge of tension*	analog: *dissipation of energy*
*disgust*	analog: *annoyance*
*dishonesty*	analog: *cowardice*
*dissenter*	analog: *critic*
*dissipation of energy*	analog: *discharge of tension*
*dissociated*	analogs: *alone, secret*
*dissociated activity*	analog: *hypochondriasis*
*distasteful*	analog: *annoying*
*dogma*	analog: *autocracy*
*dogma, obsessive*	analog: *compulsive ritual*
*dogmatic*	analog: *tyrannical*
*dogmatic law*	analog: *autocratic authority*
*domain*	synonyms: *materials, object, situation. analog: subject matter*
*dominance*	the acceptance of love from another person, accompanied by increasing responsibility; imperial dominance is an addiction in masculines which ignores the needs of love in the search for a spontaneity which is never complete. analog: *submission*.
*dominant*	synonyms: *assertive, extroverted, masculine: analogs: submissive, yielding, introverted, feminine*
*domination, invite*	analog: *command submission*
*eagerness*	analog: *excitement*
*egotistical*	analog: *self-indulgent*
*empathy*	the recognition of similar needs in another feminine, required for the communication of truth. analog: *identification*.
*emptiness*	analog: *depression*
*endurance*	analog: *patience*
*enduring*	synonym: *permanent. analogs: complete, total*
*energy*	a biological resource used to control the environment. analog: *tension*.
*energy, dissipation of*	analog: *discharge of tension*
*engineering*	that body of mastery which is available to all civilized men. synonym: *industry. analog: science*.
*enjoyment*	synonym: *fun. analog: pleasure*
*enlistment*	a cure for masculine seduction marked by indifference to conventional feeling, hope in miraculous behavior, and allegiance to dogmatic law, but in which real strength can grow. analog: *retreat*.
*enliven*	analog: *enrich*
*enrich*	analog: *enliven*
*enthusiasm*	analog: *inspiration*
*euphoric play*	analog: *autistic fantasy*
*evil*	analog: *sin*
*excitement*	analog: *eagerness*
*exhibitionism*	analog: *voyeurism*
*experiment*	the partial use of a method whose rightfulness is uncertain. analogs: *hypothesis, speculation*.
*exploitation*	the bringing into being and protection of permanent goodness in what is possessed. analogs: *idealization, service*.
*exploratory*	analog: *contemplative*
*expressive*	analogs: *responsive, receptive*
*extroverted*	synonyms: *masculine, dominant, assertive.* analogs: *introverted, feminine, submissive, yielding*
*facading*	an emulation of submission which has the substance but not the form of love. analog: *posturing*.
*faith*	the finding of security in the permanence of the need for truth in human nature, used as a shield for fear when truth is unattainable. "In order that the area of love and understanding may grow, faith is necessary. Faith holds the character of the individual in a fixed position when comprehension is not sufficient to release the individual to a full scale relationship with the ideal. Faith bridges the gap when understanding fails; when understanding has grown to the necessary point, faith disappears, its work done, and insight is born." [Psychoanalysis and Civilization] analog: *hope*.
*fantasy*	a two-dimensional rehearsal of the search for truth in which the absence of stress restores faith. analog: *play-acting*.
*fantasy, autistic*	analog: *euphoric play*
*fascinated*	analog: *possessed*
*fatigue*	analog: *boredom*
*fear*	emergency feeling of love in the face of the unknown. analog: *rage*.
*fear of death*	analog: *rage at futility*
*feeling*	synonym: *thought. analog: action, attitude*
*feeling of inferiority*	synonym: *guilt. analog: mood of guilt*
*feminine*	the submissive character type; biological femininity refers to the female gender; psychological femininity refers to the submissive character type; also used as a noun to refer to a feminine individual. synonyms: *introverted, submissive, yielding; analogs: masculine, extroverted, dominant, assertive*.
*fight*	analog: *flight*
*flight*	analog: *fight*
*fool*	analog: *knave*
*force, aggressive*	analog: *passive loyalty*
*France*	analog: *Germany*
*freedom*	that degree of unrestricted mobility necessary in reaching for the right. analog: *security*.
*fugue reaction*	analog: *panic*
*fugue reaction, criminal*	analog: *paranoid delusion*
*fun*	that which provides two-dimensional release for masculine individuals. synonym: *enjoyment. analog: pleasure*.
*futility, rage at*	analog: *fear of death*
*Germany*	analog: *France*
*goodness*	that which invites domination and is fulfilled by exploitation. analog: *beauty*.
*government*	analog: *religion*
*gratification*	synonym: *satisfaction. analog: accomplishment*
*gregarious*	quality resulting from the indifference to feeling by the man of action in a state of growth. analog: *solitary*.
*guilt*	internal corrective mechanism that signals a masculine to feel more towards his domain. analogs: *inferiority, shame*.
*guilt, mood of*	analog: *feeling of inferiority*
*happiness*	a form of fulfillment sought by masculinity characterized by spontaneity. "Happiness is a prize which comes to vigor in the character for the development of the resources of society, avoiding vanity." [Psychoanalysis and Civilization] analog: *contentment*.
*harassment*	analog: *humiliation*
*harmony*	synonym: *richness. analog: aliveness*
*hatred*	willful submission in the face of passivity that protects feminine faith from cynicism. "Hatred creates the tension on which selective withdrawal from experience is based." [Psychoanalysis and Civilization] analog: *anger*.
*health*	analog: *welfare*
*hebephrenia*	analog: *megalomania*
*helpfulness*	synonym: *cooperation. analog: sympathy*
*helplessness*	in masculines, a symptom of bored dominance; in feminines the severe consequence of a prolonged phobic state. analog: *recklessness*.
*heresy*	analog: *rebellion*
*hero*	analog: *saint*
*heroism*	analog: *altruism*
*homosexuality*	analog: *celebrative partnerships*
*hope*	the finding of freedom in the completeness of the rightful purposefulness of human nature, used as an antidote for rage when right is unreachable. "In order that the scope of power and responsibility may grow, hope is necessary. Hope maintains the intent of the character when ability is not sufficient to obtain a complete relationship with reality. Hope bridges the gap when responsibility falls short. When ability has grown to the necessary point, hope disappears and mastery takes command." [Psychoanalysis and Civilization] analog: *faith*.
*humiliation*	analog: *harassment*
*hypochondriasis*	analog: *dissociated activity*
*hypothesis*	the temporary use of an insight whose truthfulness is uncertain. synonym: *speculation. analog: experiment*.
*hysteria*	analog: *anxiety state*
*hysterical amnesia*	analog: *catatonia*
*idealism*	analog: *realism*
*idealization*	the bringing into being and nurture of complete beauty in what is loved. synonym: *service. analog: exploitation*.
*idea*	analog: *technique*
*identification*	the recognition of similar purposes in another masculine, required for the demonstration of right. analog: *empathy*.
*ideology*	analog: *institution*
*ignorance*	comparative absence of truth in thought. analogs: *immorality, incompetence, irresponsibility*.
*imagination*	analog: *ingenuity*
*immorality*	comparative absence of right in action. synonyms: *incompetence, irresponsibility. analog: ignorance*.
*impoverishment, rage at*	analog: *abandonment, fear of*
*impression*	analog: *impulse*
*impulse*	analog: *impression*
*incompetence*	synonyms: *immorality, irresponsibility. analog: ignorance*
*incomplete*	analog: *transient*
*indifference*	repression of feeling characteristic of sadism; selective indifference in masculines prevents their being seduced by the conventional rewards of socially supported passivity. analog: *withdrawal*.
*industry*	synonym: *engineering. analog: science*
*inferiority, feeling of*	analog: mood of guilt
*inferiority*	synonym: *shame. analog: guilt*
*ingenuity*	analog: *imagination*
*inhibition*	analog: *perplexity*
*insight*	permanence of concept that insures comprehension. analog: *mastery*.
*insignificance*	analog: *weakness*
*inspiration*	analog: *enthusiasm*
*institution*	analog: *ideology*
*integrity*	synonym: *unity. analogs: continuity, permanence*
*interests*	analog: *tasks*
*intimidation*	over-active state in a feminine caused by identifying with socially supported aggression. analog: *seduction*.
*introverted*	synonyms: *feminine, submissive, yielding. analogs: extroverted, masculine, dominant, assertive*
*inventive manipulation*	synonym: *constructive action. analog: analytic thinking*
*invite domination*	analog: *command submission*
*irresponsibility*	synonym: *immorality, incompetence. analog: ignorance*
*justice*	analog: *mercy*
*knave*	analog: *fool*
*knowledge*	truth possessed by man which has been discovered by creative femininity. analog: *ability*.
*laughter*	a healthy accompaniment of sudden vigorous action in a masculine. analog: *tears*.
*lawmaker*	analog: *administrator*
*law*	analog: *authority*
*lazy*	analog: *complacent*
*law, dogmatic*	analog: *autocratic authority*
*leader*	analog: *teacher*
*leading*	the adaptive task of demonstrating ability. analog: *teaching*.
*logic*	analog: *craftsmanship*
*longing*	analog: *vigilance*
*love*	that fusing of the feminine with a subject matter that is submitted to. analog: *power*.
*love, universal*	analog: *objective power*
*loving*	analog: *possessing*
*loyalty, passive*	analog: *aggressive force*
*magic*	the substitution of fragmentary images for truth; the intrusion of fantasy into three-dimensional thought. analog: *miracle*.
*man of action*	a masculine who has accepted the complete identity of a reacher for right. analog: *thinker*.
*manic-depressive*	analog: *schizophrenic*
*manipulation, inventive*	synonym: *constructive action. analog: analytic thinking*
*masculine*	the dominant character type; biological masculinity refers to the male gender; psychological masculinity refers to the dominant character type; also used as a noun to refer to a masculine individual. synonyms: *extroverted, dominant, assertive. analogs: feminine, introverted, submissive, yielding*.
*masochism*	a severe distortion of power in which the domain is used by being defaced. analog: *sadism*.
*mass delusion*	analog: *mob violence*
*mastery*	completeness of method that insures control. analog: *insight*.
*materials*	synonyms: *domain, object, situation. analog: subject matter*
*meaning*	analog: *value*
*megalomania*	analog: *hebephrenia*
*mercy*	analog: *justice*
*methodological*	analog: *analytical*
*method*	analogs: *concept, principle*
*military life*	analog: *monastic life*
*miracle*	the substitution of episodic impulses for right; the intrusion of play-acting into three-dimensional action. analog: *magic*.
*mob violence*	analog: *mass delusions*
*mobility*	analog: *receptivity*
*mobilization of energy*	analog: *accumulation of tension*
*monastic life*	analog: *military life*
*mood of guilt*	analog: *feeling of inferiority*
*morality*	synonym: *responsibility. analog: understanding*
*motility*	synonyms: *spontaneity. analogs: naturalness, peace of mind, sensitivity*
*music*	analog: *plastic arts*
*mysterious*	analog: *supernatural*
*naturalness*	synonyms: *peace of mind, sensitivity. analogs: motility, spontaneity*
*need*	analog: *purpose*
*neglect*	analog: *abandonment*
*neurotic*	a symptom of love inhibited by devotion to familial methods inimical to growth. analog: *delinquent*.
*nurture*	in nature, the kind of care given to the young by the female; in man, an accompaniment of parental femininity. analog: *protection*.
*object*	synonyms: *domain, materials, situation. analog: subject matter*
*objective power*	analog: *universal love*
*obsessive*	over-feeling in masculines. analog: *compulsive*.
*obsessive compliance*	analog: *compulsive defiance*
*obsessive dogma*	analog: *compulsive ritual*
*obstacle*	a part of reality that resists mastery and which masculinity seeks to overcome. analog: *problem*.
*obstacle*	analog: *problem*
*opportunism*	a symptom of masculine vanity which requires the denial of the existence of right. analog: *cynicism*.
*organization*	analog: *orientation*
*orientation*	analog: *organization*
*pain*	analog: *suffering*
*panic*	analog: *fugue reaction*
*paranoid delusion*	analog: *criminal fugue reaction*
*paranoid state*	analog: *criminality*
*partnership, celebrative*	analog: *homosexuality*.
*passive loyalty*	analog: *aggressive force*
*passivity*	an addiction to false submission originating in mutual familial exploitation among masculines. analog: *aggression*.
*patience*	analog: *endurance*
*peace of mind*	synonyms: *naturalness, sensitivity. analogs: motility, spontaneity*
*permanence*	synonym: *continuity. analogs: integrity, unity*
*permanent*	synonym: *enduring. analogs: complete, total*
*perplexity*	analog: *inhibition*
*perversity*	analog: *addiction*
*philosopher*	analog: *statesman*
*philosophy*	analog: *art*
*phobic*	threatening the emergence of permanently helpless fear. analog: *psychopathic*.
*plastic arts*	analog: *music*
*play-acting*	a two-dimensional rehearsal of the reaching for right in which the absence of stress restores hope. analog: *fantasy*.
*play, euphoric*	analog: *autistic fantasy*
*pleasure*	that which provides two-dimensional release for feminine individuals. analogs: *enjoyment, fun*.
*popularity*	analog: *competition*
*possessed*	analog: *fascinated*
*possessing*	analog: *loving*
*posturing*	an imitation of dominance which has the form but not the substance of power. analog: *facading*.
*poverty*	analog: *aloneness*
*power*	that fusing of the masculine with a domain that is dominated. verb form: to possess. analog: *love*.
*power, objective*	analog: *universal love*
*pride*	enjoyable attitude which accompanies ability; masculine pride is an automatic accompaniment of ability; feminine pride is a cure for rag-doll submission. analog: *warmth*.
*priest*	analog: *soldier*
*principle*	synonym: *concept. analog: method*
*private*	analog: *separate*
*problem*	a part of the ideal which resists insight and for which femininity seeks solutions. analog: *obstacle*.
*promiscuous*	analog: *undisciplined*
*protection*	in nature, the kind of care given to the young by the male; in man, an accompaniment of parental masculinity. analog: *nurture*.
*psychopathic*	threatening the emergence of completely reckless rage. analog: *phobic*.
*purpose*	analog: *need*
*rage*	emergency attitude experienced by power in the face of chaos. analog: *fear*.
*rage at futility*	analog: *fear of death*
*reaction, criminal fugue*	analog: *paranoid delusion*
*realism*	analog: *idealism*
*rebellion*	analog: *heresy*
*receptive*	synonym: *responsive. analog: expressive*
*receptivity*	analog: *mobility*
*recklessness*	in feminines, a symptom of fatigued submission; in masculines the severe consequence of an extended psychopathic state. analog: *helplessness*.
*recreational interests*	analog: *appetite*
*refractory, the*	analog: *unexpected, the*
*religion*	analog: *government*
*renunciation*	synonym: *resignation. analog: repression*
*repression*	analogs: *renunciation, resignation*
*resignation*	synonym: *renunciation. analog: repression*
*respect*	analog: *admiration*
*responsibility*	a degree of control which has attained meaning for society. synonym: *morality. analog: understanding*.
*responsive*	synonym: *receptive. analog: expressive*
*restlessness*	state of extreme emptiness in which energy builds up with no hope of attaining power. analog: *anxiety*.
*retreat*	a cure for feminine intimidation marked by withdrawal from conventional experience, faith in magical thinking, and submission to autocratic rule, but out of which true wisdom can come. analog: *enlistment*.
*richness*	synonym: *harmony. analog: aliveness*
*right*	the ability to control an external reality. "Power exploits the right, and right is ability to control an external reality which is outside the consciousness of the individual." [Psychoanalysis and Civilization] analog: *truth*
*ritual, compulsive*	analog: *dogma, obsessive*
*romance*	analog: *adventure*
*sadism*	a severe distortion of love in which the ideal is served by being destroyed. analog: *masochism*.
*saint*	analog: *hero*
*satisfaction*	synonym: *gratification. analog: accomplishment*
*schizophrenic*	analog: *manic-depressive*
*science*	that body of insights which is available to all civilized men. analog: *engineering, industry*.
*Scylla*	analog: *Charybdis*
*secret*	synonym: *alone. analog: dissociated*
*security*	that level of unrestricted sensitivity necessary in searching for truth. analog: *freedom*.
*seduction*	over-feeling state in a masculine caused by empathizing with socially supported passivity. analog: *intimidation*.
*selective*	analog: *discerning*
*self-awareness*	analog: *self-confidence*
*self-confidence*	analog: *self-awareness*
*self-effacement*	analog: *abstinence*
*self-indulgent*	analog: *egotistical*
*selfishness*	analog: *vanity*
*self-pity*	analog: *cruelty*
*sensitivity*	synonyms: *naturalness, peace of mind. analogs: motility, spontaneity*
*sensuality*	analog: *ambition*
*sentimentality*	analog: *brutality*
*separate*	analog: *private*
*service*	synonym: *idealization. analog: exploitation*
*sex*	an abundance of feeling which is enjoyed for its own sake. analog: *celebration*.
*shallow*	analog: *weak*
*shame*	internal corrective mechanism that signals a feminine to do more in service of his ideal. synonym: *inferiority. analog: guilt*.
*sin*	analog: *evil*
*sincerity*	analog: *audacity*
*situation*	synonyms: *domain, materials, object. analog: subject matter*
*soldier*	analog: *priest*
*solitary*	quality resulting from the withdrawal from experience by the thinker in a state of growth. analog: *gregarious*.
*sophistical*	analog: *conspiratorial*
*sophisticated*	analog: *capable*
*space*	analog: *time*
*speculation*	synonym: *hypothesis. analog: experiment*
*spontaneity*	synonyms: *motility. analogs: naturalness, peace of mind, sensitivity*
*statesman*	analog: *philosopher*
*strength*	a state of masculine spontaneity produced by repressing socially supported passivity and embracing dominance as a total lifestyle. analog: *wisdom*.
*subject matter*	analogs: *domain, materials, object, situation*
*submission*	the acceptance of power from another person, accompanied by increasing understanding; rag-doll submission is a perversion in feminines which ignores the purposes of power in the search for a peace of mind which is never permanent. analog: *dominance*.
*submission, command*	analog: *invite domination*
*submissive*	synonyms: *feminine, introverted, yielding. analogs: dominant, masculine, extroverted, assertive*
*suffering*	analog: *pain*
*supernatural*	analog: *mysterious*
*sympathy*	analogs: *cooperation, helpfulness*
*tasks*	analog: *interests*
*teacher*	analog: *leader*
*teaching*	the adaptive task of communicating knowledge. analog: *leading*.
*tears*	a healthy accompaniment of sudden deep feeling in a feminine. analog: *laughter*.
*technique*	analog: *idea*
*tension*	a biological resource used to comprehend the environment. analog: *energy*.
*tension, discharge of*	analog: *dissipation of energy*
*thinker*	a feminine who has accepted the permanent identity of truth seeker. analog: *man of action*.
*thinking, analytic*	analogs: *constructive action, inventive manipulation*
*thought*	that level of the receptive faculties which can embody truth. synonym: *feeling. analogs: action, attitude*
*time*	analog: *space*
*total*	synonym: *complete. analog: enduring, permanent*
*transient*	analog: *incomplete*
*triumph*	analog: *awe*
*truth*	knowledge of an external ideal. "Love serves truth, and truth is knowledge of an external ideal which is beyond the reach of the individual's will." [Psychoanalysis and Civilization] analog: *right*
*tyrannical*	analog: *dogmatic*
*understanding*	a degree of comprehension which has attained value to society. analog: *morality, responsibility*.
*undisciplined*	analog: *promiscuous*
*unexpected, the*	analog: *refractory, the*
*unity*	synonym: *integrity. analogs: continuity, permanence*
*universal love*	analog: *objective power*
*unknown*	that part of the ideal which is beyond comprehension. analog: *chaos*.
*unpredictable*	analog: *alien*
*value*	analog: *meaning*
*vanity*	analog: *selfishness*
*view of life*	analog: *way of life*
*vigilance*	analog: *longing*
*vigor*	a restoring of energy that helps power overcome passivity. analog: *depth*
*violence, mob*	analog: *mass delusion*
*voyeurism*	analog: *exhibitionism*
*warmth*	pleasurable feeling which accompanies knowledge; feminine warmth is an automatic accompaniment of knowledge; masculine warmth is a cure for imperial dominance. analog: *pride*.
*way of life*	analog: *view of life*
*weak*	analog: *shallow*
*weakness*	analog: *insignificance*
*welfare*	analog: *health*
*willfulness*	analog: *consciousness*
*wisdom*	a state of feminine peace of mind produced by renouncing socially supported aggression and embracing submission as a permanent lifestyle. analog: *strength*.
*withdrawal*	renunciation of experience characteristic of masochism; selective withdrawal in feminines prevents their being intimidated by the conventional rewards of socially supported aggression. analog: *indifference*.
*yielding*	analog: *assertive*

Basic Concepts
*adaptation*	the individual's capacity to survive in his time and place; the component of life in which the individual is most in contact with forces beyond his control and comprehension.
*analog*	any word or phrase describing a submissive or dominant characteristic of human psychology. The terms *love* and *power, for example, are analogs of one another. see also: polarity*.
*civilization*	a degree of human social organization marked by the continual acquisition of new truth from the unknown and right from the chaotic, which in the form of knowledge and ability become the property of all men. "Civilization took its origin in the social ideas arising from the priest's view of life, and the institutions which developed out of the soldier's way of life. . . . Civilization rests on the specialization of men into thinkers and men of action, mutually interacting. In this world of specialized character, creative thought and creative action make a tremendous and sudden rise which bestows on man those unique psychological characteristics recognized as human." [Psychoanalysis and Civilization]
*component*	one of four areas, capacities, moods or pockets of the human personality: *creativity, adaptation, sex and celebration, and fun and pleasure. The creative component is characterized as three-dimensional; the fun and pleasure component is characterized as two-dimensional*.
*convention*	that lowest common denominator of truth and right to which society as a whole adheres, and which is the point of departure for (and is often scorned by), those with creative aspirations. antonym: *creativity*.
*cover-up, depressive*	a defense mechanism who purpose is to conceal from the individual the depressive nature of his life-style.
*creativity*	that human capacity which adds knowledge or ability to civilization's storehouse of truth and right. antonym: *convention*.
*defense*	capability which protects and nurtures a growing individual but which can be outgrown. Biological defenses protect animals from destructive forces such as predators. A defense such as a hiding place used by a young animal may become unnecessary when full size is attained. Psychological defenses protect man from the depressive effects of shame and guilt in relation to other men. A defense such as compulsiveness or obsessiveness may be replaced by love or power in the course of psychological development.
*depression, lifestyle*	a lifestyle whose structure prevents growth of the personality.
*development*	the increasing capability to adhere to truth and right. synonym: *growth*.
*exhaustion*	a marked diminution in capacities that are usually taken for granted; the result of failing to create a pocket for the two-dimensional component of the personality, which failure causes "creativity poisoning."
*harmonious stress*	see: *stress*.
*identity*	the individual sense of importance in a social context; identity is proportional to what you have to give other people.
*mechanism*	any association between events in human nature i.e. causal mechanism; also used in the term *defense mechanism* to deride the mechanical quality of defensive behavior or thought.
oppressive stress	see: *stress*.
*parental*	behavior or feeling-tone that puts the growing quality of the other person in sharp relief; a necessary aspect of leading and teaching.
*polarity*	the pairing of complimentary capabilities. In all organisms, *physiological polarity* connects the individual's sensory and motor capabilities. In vertebrates, *sexual polarity* connects the submission of the female with the dominance of the male. In civilization, *psychological polarity* connects femininity and masculinity between individuals regardless of their gender. see also: *analog*.
*seriousness*	that inner psychological resource which enables an individual to focus effectively on his personal growth.
*stress*	the depletion of available resources in the personality. *Oppressive stress* is unhealthy and should be outgrown. *Harmonious stress* is experienced in parenting. synonym: *strain*.
*surpluses*	resources within the individual which facilitate going beyond immediate survival needs. *Biological surpluses* polarize between female and male and are expended in the rearing of young. *Psychological surpluses* polarize between feminine and masculine individuals and are used to build civilization.
*three-dimensional*	a component which draws upon depth and vigor in order to reveal the individual's goodness and beauty. The purpose of three-dimensionality is to so relieve the individual of creative shame and guilt that he can immerse himself whole-heartedly in the rewards of two-dimensionality. Three-dimensionality is the price of two-dimensionality.
*two-dimensional*	a component in which the individual ignores problems and avoids obstacles by focusing on the commonplace and ordinary pleasures and enjoyments of the here and now and so enjoy the contentment and happiness at hand, the purpose of which is to restore his vitality and recreate his aliveness and capacity for inexhaustible depth and vigor. The purpose of two-dimensionality is to so restore depth and vigor in the individual that he can again devote himself to the achievements of three-dimensionality. Two-dimensionality is the reward of three-dimensionality.