The best time to attempt to change something in your personality or the trajectory of your life is after a major emotional upheaval or moments after a chaotic, disruptive event. The chaos magick gooners already knew that which is why they charged their sigils with intention right when they orgasmed while maintaining the image of the sigil in their minds during the comedown. They purport that during "Gnosis" it's easier to slip in information subconsciously but more than that, it seems there's an ego peak, followed by deflation, followed by ego reconsolidation that allows to tinker the architecture before shipping the update.
Problem is that these operations are for small things whereas something like a 6-month hike, working in a foreign country, near death experiences seem much more powerful and promote sticky changes.
Now I'm wondering to what extent the shamanic trance rituals or religious rituals are attempts at recreating these experiences in vitro. Instead of doodles you jaxk off to, you have this grand temple and you're placed within a major psychodrama that employs culturally significant symbols and archetypes. Of course, you don't get to choose what happens, which is another aspect of what makes it work.
When you were young, you dreamed of battle, adventure, and challenges. You dreamed of forcing your vision upon the world, of being a hero.
Now, maybe you dream of being a villain, or that is what others would call you: a hero of a new age. This dream starts with forcing a vision upon yourself. Then, you can burn bright as a star and light the torch for others to follow.
"Professor Tolkien asked me the very simple question, 'What class of men would you expect to be most preoccupied with, and most hostile to, the idea of escape?’ and gave the obvious answer: 'Jailers.'" -C.S. Lewis
Took a gap year that ended up being six, talked to the academic counselor about going back and finishing and they asked me if I ever considered just killing myself instead
English faggotry aside, I think the misunderstanding here is that incels do not lack something which normal people have, but have something which normal people lack, namely a sense of dignity.
- Germanic, ‘earn/deserve’ money: a moral weight from working
- American, ‘make’ money: new wealth is created, not a fixed pie
- Latin: ‘win’ money: you gain by taking it from others, zero-sum fixed pie
No comment is even needed on this one