Continuity can best be defined as all the elements of a myth are physically and spiritually interrelated, in a circular motion, with each other. In a story there are no distinctions between humanity, nature and the divine. This also includes the thought of pantheism, “the divine is everything and everything is divine” (49). The problem is that there are no absolute values, and people and nature are equal to God. According to Oswalt, there are a number of “far-reaching implications” regarding continuity. The first is that myths only look at the here and now, the present, and keep things as status quo. Myths are not interested in the future or progress. Secondly, myths do not take into account humanity's involvement and the choices it makes. Third, myths also perpetuate the actualization of a “timeless reality.” System maintenance is required. This is achieved through sexual intercourse in order to maintain the fertility of the earth and living creatures, as well as by performing other ritual acts in order to ensure that the gods and goddesses maintain the cycle of fertility. Fourth, nature is used as an important “expression of the divine.” The gods were personified in nature. Fifth, mythology used magic to accomplish something in nature or the divine realm. Finally, because of this continuity, there are no boundaries that cause a confusion between the natural, the human and the divine