Key # 4 Fear: The downside of rational thought

" ....and objects of great pith and movement are sicklied over with the pale cast of thought and lose the name of action." The Great Bard in one phrase identified the singular cause of fear. The general consensus is that fear basically comes from ignorance or lack of understanding,but this fails to hold up when you realize that you dont know the gross national product India and it still does not give you any anxiety. Fear in general ( and even in some cases of other psychological disorders) stems from thinking of a situation before it has actually occured. There are two types of fear: fear of death, and fear of emotional/physical pain. Somewhere down the road of psychological developement we learn about the concept of cause and effect. This lesson teaches us the foundation of fear, and upon that foundation we use hypersensitivity to make us acutely aware of the things in our life that we should be afraid of, then follows the perpetuator of fear..........rational thought. Take the simplistic fears of a child for example. He fears the dark, his mind races to make assumptions as to what danger lies waiting in the darkness, he is specifically aware of his vulnerability of the situation so his rational thought stops there and begins to loop and reinforce itself. As he lies awake pondering his situation, he starts to come up with thousands of possibilities to fear while he lies awake in the dark. We see the details of the problem and it would seem to have a complicated solution. When we take away the particulars of this problem and deal only with that it becomes simplistic in its answer yet herculean in its actualization. The problem boils down to fear of death or fear of pain (emotional or physical). Ironic isn't it that the two eventualities that we obsess over with plans of prevention are the ones that no one can ultimately avoid. To borrow and alter a phrase of Francis Bacon's " A little reasoning inlineth a man to fear..a lot of reasoning inclineth a man to fearlessness."

Key # 3 Perfecting the Archetype

This next step is merely a continuation of the previous one. It involves a the process of personality polarization. When a human developes a personality, and that personality endures past a certain stage polarization becomes apparent.As an example: One who loves art and culture puts so much appreciation into these traits that the opposite traits( ignorance and crudeness) cause the opposite response; revulsion. This polarization process is by no means restricted toward the mental but can even extend into the realm of physical strengths and weaknesses.Mortals are slaves to these psychological rules of self realization, but you and I are aspiring gods we can acknowledge the strengths of these structures and manipulate them to our will. If you want power why not focus the whole of your attention in one direction, if you are going to have weakness why not consolidate them into a single fear. This is the basis for the divine equation. The true essense of personification.Modern day psychology boils down to a science of the mediocre. You no longer have to dance to the tune of the Freudian dynamic, no longer have to cater to the whims of the Jungian potentates, and as for Pavlov.... well thats enlightening if you happen to be a slobbering mongrel. This journey , in the end, may very well destroy who you are, and then you would have lost what? An ego that was molded by your parents, reinforced by society and calcified by years of repitition. Ask yourself who are you.....truely........ and how far are you from what you want to be?

Key #2 The Process of Personification


Once you have discovered the need that you serve, then becomes the arduous task of personifing said trait. This step becomes alot like Method Acting. Keeping this need in mind, try to flesh it out. Give it life.Channel it. You must personify your need. Now this involves destroying personality traits that have been reinforced over the years and also creating some that never existed, but no one said being a diety was easy. Your movements, your thought processes,the way you speak,and even the way you dress must change to amplify this trait. Remember you are not acting out this trait you are BECOMING this trait. This will no doubt be frightening at first ( if done correctly) but it will ease with time. It is the first step of destroying self, but the second step of the long process of attaining the status only known by the divine.

The Keys to Becoming a Demigod

Key #1 Realization of the Nature of Oneself

Observing your own actions, acknowledge your basic psychological need ( singular). In every action or inaction we are trying to realize a single concept in our lives. This concept is what drives us beyond Maslow's hierarchy of needs. This need is what we use to shape the idea we have of ourselves. Some of us are active in trying to realize our nature by seeking out ways to facilitate our need others seek out those who help us realize our needs. You must also fight against the temptation of making it a more socially palatable need. If it is greed that drives you then do not change it to security to make yourself seem noble. It will take some time alone and inner contemplation to accomplish this.This is the first step towards mortal divinity