Reviving the concept of Transcendence

One of my favourite TRP contributors is u/Woujo, and one concept of his that captured my attention is about transcendence. It’s a unique concept in TRP that never gets talked about. In this post, I wish to further expand on this concept. I’m a STEM nerd and extended writing is not my forte, so this will be a messy set of ideas that have floated in my mind. (which is what TRP essentially is anyway).

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I’d suggest reading his blogs first my because my aim in this post to elucidate this concept further.

So what is transcendence? Woujo’s definition:

“Transcendence is something that is fundamentally out of our reach. Transcendence is something our mind cannot fathom or comprehend. Transcendence is something infinitely higher than us. Transcendence is something that exists beyond our reality. Transcendence is something we are drawn to and feeds all of our emotional and intellectual desires and then exceeds them. Transcendence is something that expands our mind. Transcendence is something that gives us a window into infinity.”

And how it relates to women and hypergamy:

“I agree that women are hypergamous. But I think that women are also attracted to transcendence. Transcendence is hypergamy on steroids: women are not just attracted to guys that are higher than them, women are attracted to men that are infinitely higher than them. A woman is not just attracted to guy who is smarter than her, but a guy who, through his frame and actions, makes it appear that he may actually be INFINITELY smarter than her. If this sounds absurd, you are correct. Often, transcendence is an optical illusion and appeals more to the primal, base areas of our brain rather than the rational part. Men have lots of theories about what women want: money, physical attractiveness, social proof, nice cars, “alpha male” behavior, etc… These explanations are not wrong, but I think they are missing something. Tangible things like money, social standing, or alpha male behavior are ancillary to a woman’s desire for transcendence OR are simply an indicator of transcendence.”

The post goes on to reaffirm the basic tenet of TRP, which is that you must always focus on your mission and on yourself, to be growing as a person every day, and that this is how one becomes transcendent.

I want to focus on actionable things you can do to with the goal of becoming transcendent. Note that I am big on mysticism and there’s going to be an esoteric element to what I will say. I don’t expect you to believe everything, see my words as a psychological mirror whereby you take what is relevant and ignore what’s not.

Know Thyself

“Know thyself and you shall know the universe and the Gods” - Socrates

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power." - Lao Tzu

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." - Lao Tzu

It’s even referenced in The Matrix.

Isn't it interesting that this idea was so revered by ancient greeks, who were far wiser as a society than this degenerate postmodern world we're in?

It might seem obvious but it must be stated that you must take the journey within yourself and confront your whole self. We are not women, we don’t delude ourselves with lies to protect our sense of identity. We can’t afford to do that because it will cost us dearly. But how does one actually fully know the self? There’s many different models out there to do this sort of self-journeying. One that I recommend is Jung. His work is incredibly profound and he was way ahead of his time. He managed to take Freud’s concept and build his own philosophy which has a distinct spiritual tone to it, incorporating the idea of the infinite. Where Freud saw sexuality, Jung saw spirituality. Freud thought men secretly wanted to fuck their mothers, Jung saw that men wanted to return to the womb and become one with the infinite/the ALL/the Buddha-mind and be reborn.

Of particular importance to men is shadow work. How it works is this; think of all the worst things humans can possibly do, and understand that within you is the ability to do it. Now close your eyes and meditate on this and see what comes up. Men’s sexuality is something that has a particularly dark undertone. In our natural state we are supposed to be dominant in a way that can be morally transgressive at times, which is an instinct borne from the collective consciousness of our species that wishes to self-preserve. This reminds me of something that Illimitable Man once said; a good man is not one that is not capable of doing evil, it is one that can do evil and knows his ability to act destructively, but reigns in that force and transmutes it for higher purpose. HVW recognise this naturally, because they saw it in their strong fathers who acted virtuously and for the good of their family. It’s only LVW with daddy issues that chase after overtly dark triad men. For every act of good you do, the “energy” of the opposite exists. When you engage in acts of charity, feelings of greed arises within you. That’s the law of polarity. One cannot exist without it’s opposite. Recognise this, and integrate it. To integrate, you transmute these emotions into something better. It’s like how you hit the gym and use your anger and rage to tear every fucking muscle fibre in your body day in day out until you are a monster. Use this negative emotions to instead be firm, hold strong boundaries. Experiment with it.

Another thing that’s of importance is trauma. Many of us here are suffering from trauma, and healing isn’t a linear thing. Sometimes when I think of my most painful childhood experiences I get a headache. This is all something I’m still working on. Inner child work helps. Again, meditate, and visualise you as a child, tell them it’s all okay and that it wasn’t their fault. Talk to yourself.

Also don’t underestimate the power of forgiveness and compassion. Understand that your parents had their own traumas and their actions towards you is a consequence of that. Generational trauma is some deep stuff. Epigeneticists figured out that the memories of your ancestors are actually encoded in your DNA. It's your goal to break these patterns of trauma so that your children end up better than you.

An exercise to here is to write down all the emotions you feel most prominently. Emotions, not thoughts. We feel an emotion first before our left brain uses rational thinking to construct a thought from it. Really hone in on these emotions. Do you feel melancholic a lot? Write it down. Anger? Write it down. Jealousy? Write it down. The key is you want to bring yourself to equanimity. To balance these such that you are calm and balanced.

Finally, astrology. If you’ve got some money lying about go and get a professional astrology reading. I know I know, you’re a capri sun and the chick who keeps crystals in her pockets you saw for a bit told you that’s a red flag. But try it out, you might be surprised.

Some books: Jung’s stuff, have a read. Also liminal thinking. Very interesting book with its own model, im not bothered to write my thoughts on it because I read it a while ago.

Now don’t get too obsessed with tHiNkInG and self-reflecting all day. Once you’ve dug up enough about yourself, recognised problematic patterns of behaviour and thoughts, see what the root cause of it all is etc etc, you should focus on your mission and find some meaningful purpose in life, and let that drive you.

Something I recommend to help change yourself is affirmations. Lay down on your bed and get deeper into a relaxed state, then say some "I am" affirmations. Here you're essentially trying to trick the subconscious into believing something. By impressing the idea that you are already in a state of being, the subconscious gets to work to change the conscious mind in such a way that it becomes true. Best done before bed and just as you wake up. This is when the subconscious is most malleable and open to accepting new ideas.

The benefit of Know Thyself, from an RP perspective, is that you naturally gain a strong boundary. Women’s shit tests don’t affect you because you know yourself and are assured about your own capabilities and limitations so what she says can’t affect you. You can stand your ground better. Your frame is stronger.

Meditation

It’s been said many many times here but of course I know there’s some of you who don’t do it. It’s a practise that calms the mind down and your mind is quite literally your reality. Everything is a projection of the mind. The same way a tree is replenished by the sunlight, meditation is you shining precious sun rays to your soul. I found it improved my game a lot. After a month of taking meditation seriously, I noticed I was more engaged in conversations. People like to feel heard, and meditation improves your conversations in ways you can’t imagine. My conversations were a lot more interesting and engaging and people were a lot more receptive as a result too. But honestly there’s so much more to it.

Another exercise to do:

“As an extension of relaxation training, examine any action that you make, no matter how simple, and find the easiest way of doing it. Apply this method to everyday actions-dressing, undressing, picking up objects, performing routine tasks. You will find yourself expending much less energy, and being aware of what you are doing, rather than 'rushing' through a task while your thoughts are projecting into a future beyond the task. When you touch something, pay attention to the brush of your fingers upon it, feel the object through your fingers and move it with just the right amount of energy. Look at objects with a cool appraisal and visualise what you want to do with it and find the easiest way to do it.

Do Easy exercises demonstrate how we classify tasks as boring or routine, acts to be stumbled through as we project ourselves into a more interesting future. Direct the attention into actions that we usually think are unworthy of consideration; opening a door, picking up a glass, slicing bread. There is an Easy way to Do everything and anything. We are unusually unaware of performing simple tasks until something happens which hampers us. How would losing an arm affect your everyday life?” - Condensed Chaos, Phil Hine

The ultimate state of mind is this: You are thinking of nothing when you’re not doing anything, and when you are doing anything, your full focus is on said thing. Think of the energy you waste daydreaming as you walk, creating unnecessary anxiety over shit that doesnt even matter. Live simpler! Sounds obvious, but combine meditation with the Do Easy exercise and you’ll have what I like to think of as a 007 aura.

Connect with the divine feminine

Within the Yin is the Yang, and within the Yang is the Yan, the sense of separateness of the two is a consequence of dualistic thinking. We want to be a mix of the masculine and feminine, the masculine is what polarises the woman into being aroused however the feminine is what connects her on a deeper level. Women naturally have this inclination to spirituality because they’re very intuitive creatures. They perceive emotion in a way that we simply cannot relate too. But that doesn’t mean we can’t become more in tune with it. Seduction is not a precise science that can be rationalised completely, ultimately it’s an art, a dance between the man and the woman. You create this fantasy that she wants to revel in and submit to. The fantasy you create must be authentically you. Being able to be seen as distinctly unique is important in this, that’s what’s gonna make her dream of you at night. Connect with the Animus (Shout out to Jung) within you is important. But to really connect with the divine feminine, learn to appreciate the beauty in the world. There is beauty in everything. We even often attach ourselves to our own traumas and romanticise it in a way that’s uniquely human. Learn to appreciate art, connect with nature. Look up at the stars at night and see how fucking beautiful everything is. Even in the madness of it all. Honour it, venerate it, and be beautiful by having a beautiful mind yourself (and hit the gym).

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Psychadelia

Are you a lazy fuck who cannot be bothered for all this? Well fear not. (joking, stop being lazy and get your blood checked you clown) A shortcut to all of this is psychadelics. Do a lot of research before it. Psychadelics have been proven to help with depression and anxiety. It quite literally rewires your brain. Psychadelics helps massively with KNOW THYSELF. It really shines all the stuff you’re ignoring about yourself. But it goes deeper. It makes you question every belief you hold, you see the intrinsic emptiness in everything, every thought, belief and construct of the mind you realise isn’t “true”. You really see what "be formless" is all about.

Shrooms is for healing. It’s a natural drug, and it helps with deconditioning yourself from existing beliefs that aren’t helping you. If you’re up for it, do it in total darkness. LSD is more “fun”, imo. With shrooms, you go where the mushroom takes you,

LSD you can go wherever you want. You can purposefully change your mind in certain ways. You can really experiment with it. Watch a movie of a character you really admire and see what ideas you come up with. I remember having some really profound thoughts while watching The Big Lebowski. The Dude is levels of alpha we mere mortals cannot comprehend.

Setting strong intentions is key. And don't have a particular expectation of the outcome, because that's probably not gonna happen. If you’re struggling with confidence, write some thoughts on it before about what you want to contemplate during the trip, then look at it during it. I experimented A LOT with psychadelics and it changed me in indescribable ways. I became a lot more chilled out and laidback about life for starters. I have more fun nowadays. I can return to the state of being in flow easier. But be warned of unearned wisdom. A few of you may feel that psychadelics aren’t for you. Especially younger guys here. That’s fine, don’t ever go into a trip fearing the drug. Do your research.

Woo-woo

I truly believe transcendence is about embracing spirituality and doing spiritual type work. This includes meditation, energy work (chakra, Qi Gong etc), prayer and all that good stuff. A good book to read is “how to know higher worlds” by Rudolf Steiner. When you grow spiritually, the world around you changes in magical ways. But also recognise the need for catering to the mundaneness of the material (Being compassionate, empathetic, honouring nature but also realising sometimes you have to be Machiavellian). Find balance. The middle path

Conclusion

Ever since I got into TRP I always got a sense of an underlying esoteric vibe to it and that’s what I’ve addressed here. To be a man is to be the Warrior, Magician, Love and King, in a blend of archetypes that's uniquely. you A good 70% of this is about frame. Frame is a loosely defined thing but to me it’s all about your vibe. Change your vibez, bro.