Real Purposes

It seems that not only has the real purpose of wealth been forgotten, the real purpose of art, politics, and science has been forgotten, if it ever was articulated, and that is, the evolution of life to Godhood. Art, politics, and science have become mostly anti-evolutionary.

When Carl Jung helped the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous by suggesting that craving spirits was at bottom craving spirituality, Jung was relating to real purposes. The goal is inherent in life itself seeking to evolve to Godhood, and the various fields at least should relate in their various ways to this larger goal.

This is how art, politics and science can be seen as affirming the religious realm.  The greatest art has always been an affirmation of the sacred. Even sex is designed not for procreation alone, beneath this drive is the activation of life to evolve all the way to Godhood, or as close to eternal representation as possible.

This way the various fields can be seen in their ultimate themes and directions as being within the religious realm. Art for art sake, or wealth for wealth sake, or politics for politics sake is not nearly enough.