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On Civilization 9

The Ever-unfolding Marriage of

Loewenmensch and Venus of Hohle Fels

At a certain point, around the time of the conversion from matriarchies to patriarchies, roughly around 3000 BC, Loewenmensch, recognizing the complexities of the evolving world, decided to cleave his (their) dual personalities and separate into Loewen (lion) and Mensch (human). He (They) trekked to his (their) familiar ritual spot, beneath the dense trees and cool filtered light of the Black Forest, quiet and secluded, and began his (their) transformation.

Morphosis

Inaudibly, they transitioned through their separate identities, their original selves disappearing into the inaccessible past; morphing through various forms until settling on manifestations appropriate to their evolutionary time. Lion preemptively assumed his role as king of the animal realm, and Mensch appropriated his position as king of the human world.

Lion decided the animal world would remain as hunter/gatherers. Their society became a system of natural struggle and contest. It derived its hierarchies through battle, with Lion as king, through its differences in personal traits, tactics, and physical ability.

The human world, ruled by Mensch, ultimately emerged as a system of property and possession. As societies became denser, a system of artificial order and regulations was developed that governed the behavior of individuals, not only to influence the conduct among human relationships, but also to preserve the logistical systems, related to property, that had been set in place. These systems eventually came to be protected by groups of enforcers that were created and organized by Mensch and later rulers. Initially selected by the populace, the order of rule later became familial, passing from son to son (and sometimes daughter), until such times when factions of greater strength overwhelmed the rule in place.