energize a group mind is a mystery. The urge to do original science is the urge to solve a mystery, a puzzle.

     The urge to find the right way to worship is the urge to resolve a mystery that’s behind a veil (see the High Priestess card in Tarot). We are driven to know.

     Science Fiction is a genre founded on solving scientific mysteries complicated by spiritual, human cultural values. Science Fiction is often defined as the story of the effect of new knowledge on people. Solving a scientific puzzle needs the same kind of thinking a detective uses to solve a murder mystery. They are allied genres within the large institution of publishing, only part of which is devoted to entertainment.

     Perhaps every large institution is the result of humanity’s group mind fumbling for a solution to a crucial mystery, to find out the truth. And we know the Truth is Out There—the scary question is, will it find us first?

     Solving mysteries has been the main survival tool for humanity. We don’t have pelts, scales, claws, spikey teeth or a thick shell to hide in. We have to see, understand, know and run fast, build traps, lure prey, strike with tools. One of the earliest mysteries we solved was animal behavior. We solved the problem of where and when to fish or we wouldn’t be here reading this.

     Mystery hits at the most primal level, the bottom chakra, survival. Sex is related to the chakra above that, and isn’t nearly as primal as survival itself.

     Morality and ethics hardly enter the picture when the unknown threatens and the mystery must be solved.

     And yet, the whole Romance genre with all its intriguing cross-genres of Paranormal, SF, Historical, etc., often turns on the mysterious stranger. Mystery energy may originate in the bottom chakra, but it rises to energize the second chakra. Survival and sexuality are different energies, but they mingle in individuals.