Scend, asks Bekah

[Ian Livingston]

One element of transcendence in the current parlance as I understand it that
is unique to it is that, rather than rising or delving, transcending
includes that which it moves beyond.  For instance, Cyprian can transcend
his attachment to the triangle only by including it now as a part of his
identity, his history as it shapes his ability to respond to potential.  If
he ascends to a place above it, he has no access to it.  Similarly, if he
descends into some hell, it has no relevance for him.

On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> *Bekah <Bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>* wrote:
>
> On May 4, 2008, at 5:21 PM, Mark Kohut wrote:
> > First impression.....(with much detail you have provided to think
> > thu, think about, speculate
> > on..)
> >
> > --Mark gets on his hobby horse again-----maybe, definitely,
> > transcendence is a huge,
> > multivalent theme......................
> >
> > BUT, I think part of the meaning here is that Yashmeen 'goes
> > beyond" the crazy Reimann math of 'a point at infinity'...........
> >
> > for the life in time of birth....
> >
> > I want to think, sometimes, that TRP in AtD is taking the infinity
> > out of "religious transcendance".......
>
>
> I was thinking of transcendence in many ways - certainly not limited
> to religious transcendence. We have many folks in this book
> transcending all sorts of things from sexual limitations to time and
> space. I think some may even transcend religion.
>
> Does ascension, if it keeps on going, eventually go in an arc (like
> following the curve of the/a universe)? How about transcendence?
> What is the difference? Ascendence goes up and transcendence goes
> through? If the universe is a sphere(s) does transcendence
> eventually go in a horizontal arc? Descendence goes down,
> obviously - and there is some of that, too. I don't think there's
> any arc involved there - except perhaps the reversal of the ascension
> arc. Are there any other ways one can "scend"?
>
> Bekah
> wondering where the moon or mars are tonight
>
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