The two parts of the monad represent balance; specifically, a balance between a nation's production and consumption. The term 'balance' used here may be loosely defined as general or economic equilibrium, but without the baggage of a traditional price system. The monad can also be viewed as a harmony between humanity (and or nature), and technology. Technocracy's monad comes from a generic ancient symbol of balance, but is not related to any previous philosophies or belief systems.