On the one side of the coin there are the Ascenders who turn away from this world and despise it while desperately attempting to reach the 'devine' world (for the Ascenders liberation is only possible in the 'other'spiritual world, a world that completely transcends this world; the 'imminent' aspect is completely lost. In this case eros is transformed into Phobos- fear of the material world, sexuality and the feminine). On the other side of the coin there are the Descenders who worship the material world and seek their salvation within, while denying the existence of the underlying principle of life and the spiritual (in this case Agape has become Thanatos).
On the other side of the coin there are the Descenders who worship the material world and seek their salvation within, while denying the existence of the underlying principle of life and the spiritual (in this case Agape has become Thanatos).
