^well put.  Are you perchance familiar with the writings of Robert Anton Wilson (whose Prometheus Rising is a sort of workbook version of the 8 circuit model) or Principia Discordia, holy sacred text of Discordianism?  The latter in particular explores and describes the nature of Chaos (Greek word meaning "Void"), the interplay between order/disorder.  It suggests we break the universe down into 2 fundamental elements, serious/playful, but also gives a 5 element breakdown which escapes me at the moment.  You may find the former good for the brilliant exercizes, and the latter for good entertainment and hopefully more...