In contradistinction to Psychological Astrology, this more traditional view presupposes a way of looking at the world as a series of events, rather than psychological states. In this way it can be seen as a product of Descartes and Newton, but there is more to it than the "clockwork universe". Human beings are seen as products of the environment, but this primarily consists in the interaction of cosmic energies, the expression of the Anima Mundi, or world-being. Although on the surface it may seem deterministic and even fatalistic, it actually reflects the underlying view that the world is more a being than a thing and that ritual and other remedies such as gems, mantras etc can affect destiny, attracting good fortune and deflecting the slings and arrows of misfortune.