Rosenstock-Huessy's 12 Tones of the Spirit

the Spirit reverses this order of naturalism:

• In nature, birth precedes death;
• In nature, life tries to shun death.
• In the spirit, death precedes life;
• In the spirit, the founder’s death guides his heirs’ lives.

I. Youth or childhood; in society represented by the artist.

• 12. obey - existential - involved
• 11. read - mental - detached
• 10. learn - selective - half-involved, half-detached
• 9. sing all this time, as your hour has not yet come

II. Adulthood; in society represented by the fighter.

• 8. doubt and withhold - half-involved, half-detached
• 7. analyze and synthesize - detached
• 6. speak up and insist - get involved
• 5. wait and persevere - stay engaged

III. The Elders; the universal priesthood of the believers.

• 4. lead and legislate
• 3. teach and instruct
• 2. prophesy and warn
• 1. “testate”, endow, and bestow

taken from I am an impure thinker

see also: Lehre Rosenstock-Huessy’s / Rosenstock-Huessys leer