Eclecticism.

An important part of the Path of Transition is Eclecticism. I try to look into a large variety of things and implement them all into my philosophy. After all, the Path of Transition is about transcending above the “normal”, about surpassing the previous. The Path of Transition originally stemmed from writings by Anton LaVey and Order of Nine Angles literature. This is why I class the Path of Transition as a branch of the Left-Hand Path.

However, although the philosophy originally stemmed from ideas proposed from these other pieces of writing, there have been other influences on the philosophy too. Aleister Crowley’s Law of Thelema has played a part in the shaping of the philosophy and so have the esoteric ideas of energy. All of these different ideas have come together to produce what I term the Path of Transition. All of these things are what cause me to view the world and Universe in the way that I do. Of course my day-to-day interactions with others also help to shape this view.

I realised that if I am truly going to “complete” this philosophy, I must write about more than just how the world can be viewed and how a person can progress using this path. That is why the writing is branching to more than just pure philosophy. My last post and posts before concerning Anarchy are not just simply a philosophical comment on life, they are posts that can be read and actively applied to everyday life. I say this because when it comes to philosophy, you will find a lot of writing that is simply a different mindset, a different way to think about things. They are not practical ideas. They cannot be applied directly, they are internal ideas. My post “Monopoly of Success” can be considered a practical idea because it can be actively applied throughout life. Whereas, another post of mine “Internal Fire” is an internal idea piece of writing. “Internal Fire” gives you a different approach, a different way of thinking about life, your interactions with others and most importantly, yourself.

In order to build a complete philosophy, you must build upon everything that you may encounter throughout life. It is best to develop ideas around these things from personal experiences but until you experience them, building from the experiences and ideas of others is the best place to start.

The Path of Transition praises Eclecticism for it realises that different circumstances, different situations call for different approaches. Building from a singular material makes for a dull creation.