Transendentalism.
(Wiki Answers - 19 February 2011) " To Transcendent means to rise above the self, the ego & the mind to higher states of consciousness. Transcendentalism isnt a religion in itself but a logical & rational ideal that can be applied to religion itself. It seems to be a mix of literature, religion, culture and philosophy. Its main philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the material."
I have spent a lot of time reading and writing this week. The above is the most profound thing I have ever read. One of the main authors of Transendentalism is Ralph Waldo Emerson, now I have read quite a bit of his work, but had no idea that there was a name for his typpe of philisophy. On Thursday I sat in the library and usually my interest is in the spiritual. I was intuitively drawn to the philosophy section, ran my hands over a number of titles and simply "plucked" a book off the shelf.
I took it back to the little table I was working on and opened it without thought for what I was looking for. Scanning the text there were words like - Intuition and Metaphysical. I stopped, went back to the top of the page and read it slowly. It was a small introduction to Ralph Waldo Emerson and his philosophy. What a breakthrough in my research. I now have an exact direction in which to point my writing. I am sure that what I believe in is a mixture of many things and I there is a lot still to learn, but the fact that thousands of men have been feeling lost and finding direction in a similar manner to myself now give me even more hope that I can assist someone else, who can enjoy a sense of relief in knowing that others have overcome the same guilt over going against the normal teachings of todays society.
In love and light.
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