Does this conscious "self-creation" stuf have anything to do with my Transformation?

In his 1939 book Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill describes how he created a group of "invisible counselors" within his mind who developed into independent characters, although he continued to regard them as "purely imaginary".

( His Account of What He Did )

Our concept of freedom is what drives us forwards ( Read more... )

Can someone define what a soulscape is? Being a fan of ambient "soundscapes" I thought it'd be interesting to see what would pop up on LJ if I typed in "soulscape" instead, and I actually found communities on here with that as an interest. So can someone define what a soulscape is? The word alone is enough to make me ponder.

Finally, a community that already assumes I'm a narcissist!...That was a joke!....Ok, tough crowd. Well. I have already completed my background identity in the form of my entire blog. Anything other than what is written there is in a friends only category, which of them there is only one post- the most recent ( Read more... )

Here is an excerpt from an article titled Biological Perspectives in Criminality. Although the article is focused on crime, I find its analysis of biology and personal freedom quite relevant to human life in general ( Read more... )

theupwardspiral is a new community for the discussion of Occult Transhumanism -- the interface of science and spirituality from a Transhumanist perspective. What will cyborg spirituality be like? How can we advance our own evolution on all levels of mind, body, and spirit? How does one integrate the findings of Western science with the insights of spiritual ( Read more... )

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The purpose is this community is to exchange ideas of how best to create mindfully political art and entertainment.

Here's a form of self-alteration that I don't recommend, but which can be interesting to study:

( Why Do Some People Want to Cut Off Their Own Arms and Legs? )