Shusaku Arakawa, a contemporary artist, has been engaged in creative activities by advocating a unique concept of "Reversible Destiny." "Reversible Destiny" means to reverse the fate of dying. It is the allegation that "people do not die". Arakawa has created architectural works in order to realize "Reversible Destiny". In this paper, we focus on the "new sensory gravity" advocated by Arakawa and consider the mechanism of losing balance in Arakawa's architectural works. Arakawa tries to reshape the sense of gravity by making our bodies unbalanced by his architectures. As a result, Arakawa creates an environment that is neither a place nor an act of the body as a phenomenon. Arakawa's architectural works have evolved from extraordinary theme parks to everyday homes. As the mechanism of losing balance becomes more commonplace, our bodies move with more possibilities. As a result, it can be said that Arakawa's concept "Reversible Destiny" has become more feasible.

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According to Plotinus (205-270), to attain to "the union with the One", one must first awaken to the consciousness of the intelligible world through "purification" from the desires and emotions of the sensible world. "Dialectic" is also important for deepening the awareness of the intelligible world. However, the true beings of the intelligible world have pluralities, so, those who seek the ultimate origin of all beings must let go even of the truth of the intelligible world. When one throws himself completely in this way, one attaints to the union with the One. The One is beyond cognition and language, but one who is united with the One can directly know what the One is to other beings by reflecting on his own state of being one with the One. It can be said that this is an activity that is consistent with the activity of the One that generates intellect by reflecting on oneself. In addition, what is directly known in this way is logically explained and expressed in words by being reinterpreted by discursive thinking and physical sense.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the mediation effects of transcendence, an aspect of spirituality, on the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and stress responses in a Japanese sample. 940 participants (Mage = 40.42; 442 men, 498 women) completed the questionnaire through online survey. Mediation analysis showed that spirituality partially mediated the association between fear of COVID-19 and stress responses, while these effects were only limited. These results suggest that transcendence of spirituality might play a role in maintaining mental health of Japanese people under the pandemic. Limitations and implications for further study are discussed.

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