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- God above, Hell below
- “high” is feeling great, “low” is feeling bad
- feeling “up” is good; feeling “down” is bad
- “depression” implies a lowered state
- a morally compromised act is a “lowly” act
- gravity is “easy” and pulls down
- “rising above” takes effort
- vantage points: higher is better
- graves are in the ground; Heaven is in the sky
- Buddhist Ten Worlds – Four Evil Paths are LOWER
- Maslowe’s hierarchy
- up is escape, freedom; below is crushing pressure, death
- up is airy and light; down is oppressive and dark