1 6 S p i r i t ua l i t y S t u d i e s 3 - 1 S p r i n g 2 0 1 7 ing the Asperian in its evident realness; that is, in its clear presence. One should thus imagine the Asperian Design as a whisper behind the Universal’s obvious clarity; an echoing reminder residing within every creation. The mind however, so inclined towards modulation, naturally seeks to capture this when heard, and it is here where the Asperian Design is elusive, because it cannot be held. Anything which attempts to hold the Asperian within the confines of the human mind simply represents the structures – products of the Universal Design – which we construct around the Asperian to bind it in place, channel its will, and amplify that whisper. But as the Universal Design remains prominently in the foreground (i.e. as the structure; as a method), the Asperian Design continues as a whisper within, rarely breaking through. Indeed, though many of our ideologies seek a state akin with the will of the Asperian Design – that is, a union with God and creation; a union with one another – they each require their followers to approach that union through the tools of the Universal; e.g. by defining sin and seeking to expel it in oneself and in others. The quest for perfection, and its need to restrict creation, thus always remains present. Now in presenting an idea, seemingly distinct and separate from my readers, a philosopher’s duty is to then call those readers to action, because only through that action can the isolated philosophy become an integral part of one’s own being. Only then can the original idea be given life, as it becomes life through us. But the Asperian Design presents us with a paradox, because how do you aspire for the unattainable – that is, how do you structure a philosophy for that which eludes structure itself? I am fully aware that in defining steps of progression and creating such a structure around the Asperian Design, I would be pulling the Universal Design over it. I would be modulating the Asperian, which I inevitably do through these very words. But that said, the key to any Asperian philosophy has to be that which lies at the core of this Design: “transcendence”– transcendence of structure, of modulation, of boundaries (mental and physical), and of our desire for perfection. It is important to clarify this term however, for I don’t mean “transcendence” in the breaking of boundaries and the setting up of new ones, only to find that they too will need to be broken. Transcendence here is meant in the Edenic sense, as alluded to earlier. Returning to the topic of Eden then, recall how all the elements of the garden are at one with Eve. This means she possesses independent thoughts and actions which are at the same time experienced and shared with all other creations, thereby allowing her to comprehend her universe as a unified and sentient entity which is also herself. This marks Eve as one of the freest beings in history, mythic or otherwise, because in her reality, ignorance is absent. So Asperian transcendence is not about the destruction of boundaries and thenceforth the destruction of that which was binding, but is instead this capacity to both transcend one’s own boundaries and then transcend those which surround others, as in Eden. This is at the heart of Asperian philosophy – transcendence of self and the other. In so doing, we seek a (limited) state of reality where the “Other” becomes tangible, connectable. The key to achieving Asperian transcendence has to lie in the idea of “signatures” as I mentioned earlier. To recap and expand upon this abstract concept, I’ve already stated that every creation represents a possibility emerging from the Omniversal Potential. Before creation, that possibility only exists as a “signature” (a kind of blueprint of the creation), and when it emerges into reality, the creation retains that signature. With this in mind, think of any creation – a tree for example. The tree is fundamentally made up of many creations of course, which, like waves, overlap and underlie others: from the way it sways in the wind, to the shape of each branch, to the movement of each leaf, and to elements beyond human modulation – to the nature of each atom within. The tree is essentially a web of different possibilities with an innumerable series of signatures attached to it. Significantly, these signatures are all connected because all the creations which make up the tree are linked in the Omniversal Potential before creation even occurred. To explain, let’s say that there’s a possibility that a certain wind will brush past a certain leaf at a given time. Before creation, this possibility only exists as a signature in the Omniversal Potential. That possibility then emerges into reality as a “creation”, and though the wind may remain physically separate
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