A basic Hyperborean mystification: that the right to do or say something comes from elsewhere. This is perhaps the aspect of the Hyperborean that I struggle the most with. I am easily discouraged by negative feedback and scorn - I believe that elsewhere someone has the authority to legitimately judge what I do. This is especially the case when it comes to philosophy in particular. The antidote to this is the Lacanian slogan: the Other does not exist