Transcendental Thinking Part 2

Transcendental Thinking

Part 2

“…What we are doing is bringing up children, educating them to live the sort of life we are living. In order that they may justify themselves and find satisfaction in life by bringing up their children to do the same things,” (Alan Watts). Alan Watts possesses a transcendental mind because he critically examines life beyond the rule book. For thousands of years, people have assumed the ancient pyramids in Egypt were constructed by the Egyptians. No one would dare to challenge this belief. The same goes for Jesus. Many who share the belief that they are equal to Jesus are ridiculed.

Today, children who have abnormal thoughts receive lower grades and are told they are incorrect. Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Many people have PhDs but are lacking creativity in music, art, and imagination; many are reciting what they’ve been told and never challenge it. Many get a PhD not for a deep passion for breaking the barriers of the mind, but for an income raise or for academic fame. When asking a professor of astrophysics during a lecture about the discovery of a possible Earth 2, the question was–is humanity ready for such exploration when the Ganges River in India is trashed and possibly 50 years from now 1 out of 3 will have type two diabetes with the current western diet. His response was not unique. It was the same response given more than a decade ago in elementary school, “Billions of years from now Earth may die, or before then Earth may get hit by a meteor. For the preservation of the human race we must discover planets capable of life.” It became clear, academic fame doesn’t mean that a person has a transcendental mind.

Carbon dating of the blocks used to build the pyramids is extremely hard because they don’t contain the elements required for dating precision, however, in elementary school, teachers are certain the pyramids are “this” old and then a decade later are “this” old. What scientists do is carbon date the bones from bodies near the pyramids and then say “this pharaoh must have built the pyramids.” This is problematic because the pyramids could be older than the bodies dug up near it.

Nassim Haramein, the founder of Holofractographic Universe and a powerful influence on the metaphysical community,' is ridiculed in the science world for his statement that the pyramids were created by ancient aliens. His argument states–how can humans ten or twelve thousand years ago stack 200 ton blocks on top of each other? The idea that men with ropes and large rolling pins moving these blocks are obviously illogical, however, academia still accepts it. Nassium is a perfect example of a transcendental mind.

How this relates to early American literature can be found in Ralph Waldo Emerson. His thinking has crossed over into a desire for deep meditation that will be practiced in schools nationwide because the pressure of the technology age is too much. Emerson is the founder of transcendental thinking. “..Jesus was not a god but rather the highest expression of humanity” (211 Baym) this quote reflects that Emerson was ahead of the trend by almost two centuries. Only recently, people are starting to believe Jesus as not a God but a person who decided to reach his fullest potential, who possessed a powerful mind. This is a huge transformation for society–moving away from God unworthiness towards I Am God.

An ability to decode symbolism and critically think is a prerequisite for transcendental thinking. “…Higginson indicated his displeasure with the Catholic Church’s attempt to create, through difference, a transformative experience that provided a new vision of reality” (Dillard 210), this reveals the early American dissatisfaction with norms carried across the Atlantic to the newly founded USA. Early Transcendental thinkers were searching for a cleanse of heavy dogma that caused the many wars in England“…in the nineteenth century, [Fayal] became a hot spot of tourism for those seeking health, leisure, and a return to a primitive mode of life they viewed as more ‘‘authentic’’ than the ones they had left behind…” (Dillard 210), this quote showcases the desire to find a more impactful meaning to life than religion and culture. Today people use transcendental meditation to connect with a higher mind for the retrieval of ancient wisdom about the self and world. There are many spiritual retreats for the purpose of meeting spirit guides, deceased loved ones, finding ones higher calling, and dissolving primitive fear.

“…self-culture and individual mind”, a quote by Emerson, explores the notion John Mill and Albert Einstein explore–impactful explanations are found inward seeking, for Emerson it is reflection, for Mill building a strong character, and Einstein using a powerful imagination. All are sharing the same principle–“The mind [is] actively intuitive and creative (212 Baym), a person who can see into themselves can see into all things.

Emerson among many thinkers of early America literature brought about a new way of viewing life. It is becoming more common to find children with peculiar personality traits because of it. These children are called Indigo Children and possess heightened sensitivity, psychic awareness, creativity, and metaphysical expansiveness.

 “… [they] share traits like high I.Q., acute intuition, self-confidence, resistance to authority and disruptive tendencies, which are often diagnosed as attention-deficit disorder, known as A.D.D., or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or A.D.H.D,” (Leland).

Diagnosing children with A.D.D. or A.D.H. D appears to be at an all time high. Is it because they have strange behavior, like Nissan Haramein, or do they truly have a condition? Alan Watts would agree any child that doesn’t follow in the footsteps of the parent is incorrectly perceived as being off track and must be reconditioned to follow the parent’s path.

Everything mentioned in this essay from Alan Watts, Nissan Haramein, Emerson, in relation to transcendental thinking leads to the question–what will be the next evolution for literature? Steven Spielberg, in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, started the movie era of friendly galactic contact. Now the term Indigo Children, in relation to gifted thinkers, is newly present. Literature appears to be evolving in the direction of reviewing the past and creating a new thought pattern.

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