ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses at the myth of the Fall, Cross-referring from the Greek tradition to the Christian, the Middle and Far East. By permitting oneself to be subjugated to the basic forces in the universe, by following the rhythm of nature and the cosmos, one enters a higher region. All cultures are founded on the same rhythmic pattern. This merging into the fundamental reality may be conceptualized as the consecration of one's activity to the gods or to God. All the great traditions point to a non-self oriented, or indirect, gratification of desire. A frightened man works for his food; a man immersed in the noetic rhythm procreates works and plays for the greater self. But the laws of the cosmos are such that in doing this, he is inevitably rewarded, the curse is lifted.
