This is a well written article with very astute observations. You're on to something deep here.
I'm not sure how familiar you are with the works of Hegel, but your article reminds me of his "Science of Logic." The shortest TL;DR I can give is that we're constantly in this cycle of being turning into non-being and then back into being, w…
This is a well written article with very astute observations. You're on to something deep here.
I'm not sure how familiar you are with the works of Hegel, but your article reminds me of his "Science of Logic." The shortest TL;DR I can give is that we're constantly in this cycle of being turning into non-being and then back into being, with the cycle itself called "becoming." It's a process of continuously discarding the non-relevant parts of the self while retaining its essence or core, and the goal is to perpetually be in that state of becoming. This is essentially akin to the "always transforming yourself" you identified. It's all very Occult.
Last thing I'll mention is your use of the words "original" and "facsimile" reminds me of Jean Baudrillard's "Simulacra and Simulation." It's a commentary on how modern Western culture has lost its connection to meaning with our constant pursuit of facsimiles. I think you may enjoy it; though, there's a lot of cynical pessimism (bordering on nihilism) in the book that you'll need to wade through.
This is a well written article with very astute observations. You're on to something deep here.
I'm not sure how familiar you are with the works of Hegel, but your article reminds me of his "Science of Logic." The shortest TL;DR I can give is that we're constantly in this cycle of being turning into non-being and then back into being, with the cycle itself called "becoming." It's a process of continuously discarding the non-relevant parts of the self while retaining its essence or core, and the goal is to perpetually be in that state of becoming. This is essentially akin to the "always transforming yourself" you identified. It's all very Occult.
Last thing I'll mention is your use of the words "original" and "facsimile" reminds me of Jean Baudrillard's "Simulacra and Simulation." It's a commentary on how modern Western culture has lost its connection to meaning with our constant pursuit of facsimiles. I think you may enjoy it; though, there's a lot of cynical pessimism (bordering on nihilism) in the book that you'll need to wade through.
I look forward to your future work!