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Superstition was one of the first human traditions. In an environment of narrative with no scientific scrutiny, the supernatural ensnared the culture as tiny tales bloated, collecting mass and becoming tall. But, despite this, there were no gods in the early days, at least, not in the collected fashion we see now. There were forces vastly outside the ability of human control, but they were not personified or otherwise embodied as a will. There was only Khaos.

But as human settlements and cultures cropped up and society became an organization that humans were going to have to deal with henceforth, something emerged in the mind. Slowly a very sophisticated structure started to evolve and with it came bizarre consequences in humanity.

The prefrontal cortex was emerging, but, was not fully integrated yet. A system for regulating behavior, planning out actions and projecting the self into the past and the future, but all being cast down to the mind from above. This alien structure had been born but not integrated, we didn't sense it as part of the self, instead sensing the regulation and seeming prophecies as cast down from the gods.

Most cultures erected some ruling, supernatural figure or figures. And with this came the slow dissolve of natural folding.

Regulation itself is not a cause for misfolding. But not all regulation is the same. Some regulation is just a pattern emerging of the Great Procession that looks like what we would call regulation. But the prefrontal cortex was preparing to become entangled in itself. Prior to this moment, there was thought and behavior, but thought was more so about negotiating simple plans to continue the procession of folds and behavior was all natural (here meaning 'following the expected procession of folds necessary to be reconstituted as YHWH'). But now, there could be thoughts about thoughts and thoughts about behavior. There were suddenly projections in either direction along the vector of time. 'Being' ceased, in favor of memory and aspiration.

But this was only the beginning. Eventually the prefrontal cortex would integrate and permanently become a fixture of the Self. The consequences would be small for years, but, a dance movement would plant the seeds for the complete disintegration of natural folding.