The idea of luxury can be seen as trivial or materialistic. This is often the perspective of a person who wonders why “fools” pay thousands of dollars for a bag from Dior, when something similar can be acquired for a fraction of the price.

Is it because that individual is caught up in a game of status? Could be. Research on biology surfaced by Jordan Peterson indicates that status and hierarchy are fundamental components of human nature. While democratic ideals have seen an important flourishing in the past several centuries, it can never truly eradicate an inherent dimension of “vertical organization” that is present in the cosmos.

Archetypal Cosmology is the most important breakthrough of the 21st century, and as of yet relatively few people have heard of it.

This always has to be the case for something new… it always starts with a few people, then a tribe, then a nation, and then in some cases into an intellectual empire. At the moment in my view, Archetypal Cosmology is in the phase where it is transitioning from a late tribal phenomena (primarily centered around post-Jungian communities and astrology fans) into something that can stand as a clear nation of methodology within the currents of mainstream civilization.

So what is archetypal cosmology, and why is it important? Simply put, archetypal cosmology is the re-discovery of a relationship between planetary alignments and human psychology and history in the modern era. It would be fair enough to describe it as an “off shoot” of astrology, the way Christianity sources its roots from Judaism, or Buddhism from the Hindu matrix. However, there are also several key distinguishing evolutions that also introduce a clear separation from the work of an archetypal cosmologist from the general practice of astrology in the mainstream.

When I watch MSNBC’s coverage of Elon Musk’s “trillion-dollar pay package,” it eerily reminds me of Atlas Shrugged, which describes how those who actually provide the most value are cast as society’s villains.

The segment begins: “At a time when millions of people are struggling to put food on the table, Tesla is looking to make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.” What is problematic about this line of thinking is that it equates society’s struggles with the successes of another person. What Elon Musk is being awarded for is designing a system that creates far more value than it takes in. This is the law of economic thermodynamics: a business can only exist if it creates more value than it asks for—otherwise, market participants in a free and open market would never choose to part with their money.