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[Alexandr Korol]

The mythological gods were also believed to have arisen from a single primordial substance, and this primordial substance was conceived as the supreme and absolute deity (Arist. Physics). The Stoics considered fire to be the primary element, which they identified with a person’s inner self. Fire as the foundation of all existence was also emphasized by Anaxagoras of Clazomenae.

Neoplatonism
In Neoplatonism, a hierarchy of Being was constructed in descending stages. Above all exists the ineffable, supra-existent One (the Good), which is singular, transcendent, suprarational, ineffable, and unknowable — the ultimate origin of all that exists. It emanates into the Mind (Nous), where it differentiates into a coexistent multiplicity of Ideas. The Mind then emanates into the Soul, where the sensory principle arises and hierarchies of beings are formed — demonic, human, astral, animal; thus the intellectual and the sensory Cosmos are created.

Hinduism
In Hinduism, tattva is the primordial substance, the primary element in Hindu metaphysics (especially in the philosophical school of Samkhya). The term also refers to the process of direct “realization” of the five primary elements. The word tattva consists of two parts: tat (Sanskrit, “that, such”) and tvam (Sanskrit, “you, to you”). In this context, the term signifies thusness, the true essence or quality of everything. In its hermeneutic interpretation, the two syllables represent the divine nature (tat) and the individual (tvam) — “The Universe is you” (see tat tvam asi). This interpretation is directly connected to the concept of the macrocosm–microcosm relationship.

Hegel’s philosophy
In Hegel’s philosophy, the foundation of the world is the Absolute Spirit. Only the Absolute Spirit, due to its infinitude, can attain true self-knowledge. For self-knowledge, it requires manifestation. The self-revelation of the Absolute Spirit in space is nature; its self-revelation in time is history.”

So, what else can I add that’s interesting: I just had a conversation with Big Alexander. First, he listened to my story about the meaning of the Sun and the Moon. He was glad that I finally reached this understanding —