old dream

Chapter 30 The Path of Ascension
When he returned to his ancestral home, Colin's mind was still echoing the words spoken by Mr. No. [-].

He held the copper handle of the attic bedroom and paused involuntarily before turning it. The cold and solid touch made him feel an unreal feeling.

According to the Ankh people's theory, real matter is nothing but a thin film on the surface of the world bubble.No matter how vast the physical universe is, it is only an insignificant appearance to the deep world.

So this doorknob is just the tip of the iceberg of some existence...

No wonder I often feel inexplicably narrow and cramped.Probably his instinct is no longer satisfied, and he only lives on this film.

At the same time, Ke Lin noticed that in several contacts with the lampkeeper, the other party did not notice any traces of spiritual essence on his body.

The lampkeeper could see the abundance of life and the damaged state, but he didn't realize that the shell of his heart had been opened, and even somewhere in Colin's consciousness, a ritual that destroyed his five-year memory was still running.

Perhaps Mr. One was also disturbed by this ritual.

Lightkeepers specialize in insight, but should also be limited.The concealment ability of the person who manipulated his memory obviously surpassed Mr. No. [-]'s observation ability.

Maybe we can take advantage of this situation a little bit before we can successfully recapture the memory.Colin thought to himself, wondering if he could use the characteristics of that ritual to further avoid other supernatural beings' perception of him.

At this time, Ke Lin no longer had too much confusion about how to enter the supernatural. After all, after the lightkeeper's explanation, every step of the road was clearly laid out in front of his eyes.

Mr. One has not introduced any inner principles of witchcraft and magic tonight, but Colin has benefited a lot from just hearing these brief introductions.

Because the messy information obtained by eavesdropping in the past can finally be integrated relatively systematically.

There are countless ways of magic practice in the world, but all lead to the same destination.That is to allow the spirit to go beyond the material layer and continue to dive deep, to reach the truth of the "unspeakable" in the heart of the circle.

So they are collectively referred to as the "Ascension Paths".

It is said that this is also the instinct of all life, no matter whether this journey is justified as a search for truth, a pursuit of strength, or a curiosity about the unknown.But tracing back to the source, they are actually responding to a call of ancient nostalgia.

All things, in the final analysis, flow from the Unspeakable, so they cannot escape the nostalgia and longing to return to the mother.

On this return journey, there are always various obstacles and distortions.

The master builder "Demuge" who built the material world is an ancient image that originated from the Urju dynasty of the demons.The Ankh believed that what He built was a prison to imprison human beings.The Sincilians, on the contrary, believed that He provided the only refuge.

While the physical body protects human beings, it also restrains human beings. Similar contradictions also occur at the level of people's minds.

The "ego" occupies only a small part of the totality of consciousness, but it is also the "gatekeeper" of consciousness.

Certain perceptions, ideas, feelings, if not accepted by the "self," will never enter consciousness.

This sophisticated filtration distillation mechanism is the so-called "shell of the heart".

But while it covers the virtual world, it also covers the more real self in the subconscious.

The first step in any path to ascension is to take control of the structures that were originally operating unconsciously and open a rift in the protective layer of the ego to the void or "deep consciousness".

That's why the Cincilians say: "All power has a price."

Because after opening the door, you can go out, but there is no guarantee that something outside will come in.

Moreover, recklessly touching those inner structures that operate delicately in the unconscious may lead people's mind to some kind of disorder at any time.

And this is just the most inconspicuous beginning among all the costs.

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The starting point of the ascension path often requires the help of "elven magic".

It does not refer to "magic created by elves", but those spells that are cast by controlling more or less conscious beings such as holy spirits, evil spirits, and goblins. This is also the earliest magic used by humans, such as some ancient witchcraft rituals .

Travelers who are just about to embark on a journey usually have to go through a communication ceremony and call a specific spirit body to become their "teacher".Because it is extremely difficult to break through the shell of the heart from the inside alone, and some experiences cannot be imparted in words by others. .

There are exactly two such communication rituals for attracting spirits in Colin's collection.It's just that before tonight, he didn't know what their specific functions were, so he sealed them up and didn't use them without authorization.

But now, the path has become clear.

Colin first wrote down the letters recorded in the newsroom of the seminary today as before, but he didn't rush to decipher it, because it would take too much effort.And tonight's mind should stay on a more important matter.

The process of transcribing the disordered letters happened to be similar to some kind of meditation, which gradually calmed Colin's mind.

The ritual of communicating with spirit bodies can already be performed at any time.

　The description of "self" comes from Jungian psychology.

　　The stratification of "consciousness" - "subconscious mind" by psychoanalysis is well known and will not be repeated here.

　　In Jung's theory, the "self" is composed of "consciousness".Behind it, there is also an "archetypal self" that unifies all conscious, subconscious, and collective unconsciousness, which is called the "self."

　　The development of a person's spirit is the process of spiritual integration, "self" approaching the prototype self, and "individualization" step by step.

　　The ego is a force that integrates consciousness, organizes, and at the same time it functions to filter content from the subconscious and the outside world.

　　This book describes this function as the "heart shell."

　　
　
(End of this chapter)