Cultivating Life Force Part III - Letting Go Of Attachments
You've been biohacking with religious fervor to reclaim your vitality—leveraging every novel trick in the biohacker’s bible. And now the real work can start.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a medical professional. The information below consists of my opinions and observations, inspired by a personal health crisis that taught me to address energy loss with natural methods. I rely on common sense, research, and data from broad-spectrum frequency measurements of the human electromagnetic field, a modality not recognized by modern medicine. Nothing I say should be considered medical advice. You should still call 911 in case of emergency.
You’ve been extraordinarily disciplined about clean eating, hardcore workouts, fasting, detoxing, sunbathing, cold plunging, sleeping, and following the rest of the regenerative dictums—like a proper obsessive-compulsive self-healer. Now, you finally feel the fog lift—a bit.
The newfound vitality is intoxicating. You dream of continuing the upward spiral to a mythical dimension. Your Instagram posts get weirder, showering AI-altered images of you as a goddess or demigod. "Another insta-goddess," your friends secretly think, while "liking" your new, entirely fake profile shot.
We've all encountered these personalities—the ultimate biohackers and spiritual shortcutters who've seen it all, know it all, tried it all, and claim to be 2.0 upgrades of themselves. But something behind the eyes betrays their narrative: namely, reality.
The Cold Jump Into The Abyss
While we can jack up life force significantly with a mind-boggling number of biochemical tricks, gadgets, and protocols, the actual regenerative effect usually falls short of our dream scenario.
Healthy mind follows healthy body. We all know this. But body also follows mind, with a vehemence that defies imagination. The body will feel a surge of energy if we imagine a surge of energy. The same goes for vanquishing pain or inflammation. Believe the pain is gone because of some novel hack, pill, or mantra, and it will be gone--but only for a short while.
To address the fundamentals for a longer healthspan, we need to dig deeper than biochemistry. Even deeper than meditation or plant medicine. Deeper than faith. Deeper than we would like to.
We need to drill into the belief systems and emotional signals that built us - all the way to our childhood programs, and observe their influence on our behavior. We need to spot the pitfalls that came with our emotional construct. And this is where most of us sink into deep mud because growing up in the modern world, especially in perfectly ”safe and protected” environments, is not always positive for human development.
It takes courage and clarity to admit that modern upbringing, schooling, parenting, and even the alternative medicine industry and its offerings are almost as defective as the allopathic industry--although maybe not as deadly.
Take supplements. A June 2024 released study on nearly 400,000 Americans compiled over 30 years found that daily multivitamin users had a four percent higher mortality rate compared to non-users. Another feather in the cap for nutrition, sunlight, movement--and the mind.
Eighty to ninety-five percent of our healing and regeneration can be mind-based, when the mind is charged and conscious. In low energy, the subconscious mind can literally spin disease realtime via repressed and negative emotions. How this connection works is unclear to science.
Holistic healers quote the ”Unified Field,” where all energy merges in a cryptic singularity, but they’re usually trying to string together impressive words, without real understanding of the universal black box. No one understands the black box, but we can tap into its causational fields, when we let go of reductionist science.
What is clear is that when the body has a critical mass of energy to operate a lucid mind - which usually happens when we get the basics right - food, light, and movement - then our attitude takes over the jurisdiction of our regenerative engine.
Not just physical energy, but sharper cognition, longer healthspan, an upgraded awareness and ability to sense, interpret, and effect change.
When the fog lifts, the real work starts - of letting go of attachments, the mental dumbbells that hinder our life potential.
The First Beam of Light May Be Dark
The first genuine energy boosts may not always be full of joy. They might come with an anchor that pulls us under the ship's railing with an existential fright.
In most people who struggle with long-term chronic concerns, metabolic impairment, the mind has been fogged for so long that they have not really been able to take a proper look under the mental hood. ”What type of emotions drive my daily decisions and behavior?”
As our mind clears, we may be puzzled by how we got to the Now--the mistakes, the deceptions, the people we trusted. It can feel like the proverbial rug has been pulled out from under us. Did we not see all the now-so-evident BS? Suddenly, we may question everything we once took for granted.
The mainstream news may turn into absurd gibberish. Our teachers may turn into delusional agents. Our friends may suddenly appear like robots. Our doctors may turn out to be clueless. And so on. Let's not even talk about the parents yet.
That's how normative reality may look, feel, and taste with a bit of healthy voltage.
Imagine free-falling through a skyscraper, each floor representing a layer of societal norms and beliefs we've internalized. It's terrifying, exhilarating, and liberating all at once. We're shattering the illusions, layer by layer. On the bottom lies the opportunity to build a reality that we own. But there is no one to help us--at least no one who seems real. None of the self-development gurus turn out to be more than self-aggrandizers who put a monetizable twist on common sense.
Only common sense is real. It originates from the gut, always individual, hardly ever objective. Everyone can tune into their gut when they shut down logical analysis. With common sense, we can see that normative reality is built from entirely absurd expectations. We only follow the norms if we are low on energy - alas, often a permanent state of affairs.
Low energy has become a collective cultural phenomenon, a slowly accumulating, debilitating pandemic that's been propagating rapidly for at least half a century - at least in the Western civilization.
We live in denial of this freefall, which is the reason we're attracted to any behavioral or chemical distraction that helps us avoid the truth--of what's happening to us and society. We chase the highs and dodge the lows to buffer the Lebenschmerz. We do anything to tune out critical thinking and the nagging doubt that everything is not right.
And everything is not right.
Humanity is now at a catastrophic state of centralized controls with universally standardized norms - ruled by an invisible caste of self-serving crazies.
How long before it goes Borg?
Where are the rebels?
I forgot. They’ve already been replaced by mindless celebrities.
Very few people today can make a truly independent decision or structure an unbiased, informed opinion about anything. If that sounds like an exaggeration, remember how compliant we became during the last pandemic?
Nineteen out of twenty of us will happily inhale smoke inside a burning building if an authority tells us it's a form of life-saving aromatherapy. All we need is an imaginary threat--whatever comes next, HN51, Mpox... and the promise of a solution that makes the threat go away. Trumpet the narrative through media and experts and voila.
High IQ or education will not help us spot the BS. In fact, it will help us craft more complex narratives on why we follow the BS.
The classical case study of American POWs in Korean War camps highlights how easily people can surrender to silent despair, much like what we saw during the COVID era—when the mind is under attack.
Despite having enough food, water, and no severe physical restraints, nearly 40 percent of U.S. prisoners died--the highest death rate in U.S. military history. The camps weren't heavily fortified, and there were few guards, yet no one tried to escape. Instead, prisoners sat in their huts, blankets over their heads, simply giving up on life. This wasn't due to poor conditions; it was a carefully crafted psychological strategy by their captors to conquer the POWs minds - and use as few guards as possible to manage them.
First, they eliminated the few POW leaders who inspired hope. Those who ratted out their fellow prisoners were rewarded with treats like sweets and cigarettes, turning friendships into a game of survival. The captors pushed the prisoners to constantly criticize themselves, stripping away their self-worth and disconnecting them from each other and their loved ones back home.
Discouragement, fear, apathy, and lack of real friends and genuine leaders created a toxic environment. By the time the POWs were liberated, many didn't even want to call their families--they were broken.
The social engineers who formulate today's fear narratives through public media, follow the same psychological rules. Media, politics, and social networks seem designed to sap our hope, create polar opposing camps, and keep us in line. The few who resist--the modern-day five percenters--are quickly silenced or discredited. Meanwhile, the rest of us, conditioned to follow the herd for survival, continue toeing the line, much like the POWs.
Most of our norms are loaded to discourage initiative.
One infamous social behavior experiment involves placing a group of gorillas in a cage with a ladder that leads to a bunch of bananas. Initially, every time a gorilla attempts to climb the ladder, they are sprayed with cold water. This experience discourages them from climbing, and soon, any gorilla that tries is tackled by the others to avoid the punishment. Over time, the gorillas learn not to even attempt it. The bananas have become a "Forbidden Zone."
New gorillas are introduced into the cage. These newcomers try to climb the ladder, but the other gorillas, conditioned by past experiences, quickly stop them, often using force. The habit is passed on, even without the cold shower. When all the original gorillas have been replaced, the practice remains ingrained, like an unwritten rule passed down through generations - aka a norm.
Norms can persist long after the original reason for them has vanished--maintained by social pressure rather than individual reasoning.
The difference between us and gorillas is that we can fabricate much stronger and more absurd norms due to the size of our prefrontal cortex--the home of rational thought.
In our daily normative reality, we go through the motions, day in and day out, driven by subconscious programming and the relentless pursuit of external rewards and expectations--based on norms.
The normative life is about survival and recognition, seeking stability, comfort, and pleasure at all costs. It sticks to the familiar, avoids surprises, and maintains the status quo, by never infringing the Forbidden Zone. Norms assassinate intuition and initiative.
Deep down, our true human nature craves the opposite. We yearn for change, chaos, risk, and adventure. We're wired to explore, push boundaries, and evolve - all natural instincts that, if left to their own devices, would make us hard to control.
Modern society actively discourages the wild, untamed spirit. The rise of AI and soon-to-be AGI threatens to render us obsolete, completing our journey into passive consumers of pre-packaged experiences.
Gaining more energy and becoming more fully alive puts us in direct conflict with the transhumanist vision and Agenda2030. Which is exactly why the quest for high energy is essential - a quest that is still realistic for the individual, even if the masses have been captured.
Only a properly lit up individual can inspire the masses to reverse course.
The Phases Of Maturation
Many indigenous cultures have rituals to mark the passage from childhood to adulthood, which involves the symbolic act of letting go of attachments.
The Wiradjuri people of Australia, for example, have a ceremony where boys let go of their seven most important attachments--to loved ones, objects, and favorite activities--that are holding them back, usually starting with the mother figure. By shedding emotional attachments, they step into their full power and take their place in the community.
In the "civilized" world, we lack clear rites of passage. We stumble into adulthood without truly shedding the child's skin. This leaves us ill-equipped to navigate life's complexities, constantly seeking external validation and clinging to norms.
Letting go of attachments is not about abandoning the people and things we love but about freeing ourselves from the emotional baggage that keeps us playing to their tune.
Here are the phases one may go through in this journey:
1. The Infantile Phase (Do): We see our parents as all-powerful and infallible, believing everything they say without question. We also accept tales from other authority figures and the media, never daring to challenge the norms.
2. The Santa Claus Was a Lie Phase (Re): We start to see the cracks in the facade. We realize our parents were flawed chidren as well, navigating their own traumas and insecurities. We begin to question the narratives we've been fed.
3. Seeing the Light in the Tunnel Phase (Mi): We stop blaming external factors for our circumstances. We realize we are the creators of our reality and have the power to shape our destiny.
4. The Chill Out Phase (Fa): We extend Level 3 realization to our mindset. We understand that we don't need to be controlled by our moods and perceptions; we can choose to define them instead.
5. The Holy Shit Phase (So): We realize that reality itself is a grand deception. We see the world as a construct designed to control and manipulate. We question everything we once believed, and experience a grand frustration.
6. The Let It Go Phase (La): We release the frustrations from Level 5. We let go of the past and all the accumulated knowledge and experiences that no longer serve us. We start learning from scratch with a fresh perspective, open to new possibilities.
7. The Regression Phase (Si): We return to a childlike wonder and trust in the Universe. We don't need faith per se to understand the grand mystery and unified consciousness of our cosmic abode.
The overwhelming majority of us are permanently stuck in Phase 1, where we swallow every authoritarian directive. Thats not by accident.
Progressing through the phases is an individual opportunity that takes intense energy and commitment, but you could say that this is also what our Grand Simulation was made for - if you believe in the simulation theory.
This final stage usually occurs shortly before we start forgetting names and places, as our bodies begin to decline, preparing for the transition into compost--probably the only true phase than can be considered mature in modern humans.
True maturity can also be reached when we recognize that we own nothing, not even our bodies. By letting go of the need to control and possess, we open ourselves to more energy.
Indigenous cultures understood this principle. They live in harmony with nature, sharing resources and recognizing the interconnectedness of all things.
Why not start letting go of attachments before we lose our memory? In Simulation terms, get charged up and beat enough obstacles to reach the next level.
The Co-Dependency Trap
The most destructive attachments in modern life are romantic relationships. Family comes in a close second.
Codependency is a norm in our society, where we rely on our partners and loved ones to fill the void we bring to the table.
In a classic codependent relationship, we seek external validation and approval in exchange for the quest to feel whole. Then we pass on that same paradox to our children.
The definition of a perfect storm for a formative brain is growing up in a modern civilized family, locked within four walls with codependent parents, becoming increasingly numb to our potential, learning the model of dependency from our parents.
By default, we are partial beings, with somewhere between a quarter and three-quarters of our energetic potential. Society's fables encourage us to seek someone who completes us.
The idea of a romantic escape to bliss comes from French troubadours whose job was to entertain with fables.
The romantic fable sees a relationship as a sum addition of two whole beings. One plus one is two.
1 + 1 = 2
Two is paradise.
Whereas…
Reality brings together two half-beings who try to complete each other - unsuccessfully. Half times half is a quarter.
0.5 x 0.5 = 0.25
One quarter is hell.
When the Me 2.0 dream doesn't materialize after a brief hormonal fog, and the vector starts to slide toward 0.25-type misery, both parents usually continue pretending as long as possible that they can keep their jam together.
Parents will do anything for the sake of maintaining appearances for the children, for fear of judgment, and mostly for fear of failing societal expectations.
Big mistake.
The subtle and constant lying to ourselves spawns inauthenticity. The energy equates with a constant lie that works like acid on our mitochondria, thyroid, and gut microbiome, slowly eroding our ability to produce energy.
Inauthenticity, whether its being stuck in a fake relationship or a job that has nothing to do with our essence - for loyalty or cash - accelerates cell aging with free radicals that grow crazier by the day, like wild horses in captivity.
Backing out of a serious misalignment takes a lot of effort, which is why every healing process has to start with the basics--food, light, movement, inspiration--before we can successfully engage the high-energy challenge.
The mental jump required to accept that we are energetically deformed, that the culture we live by is unhealthy and fundamentally twisted, takes time and courage. It's not something we can engage with a biochemically compromised body and mind.
Neutralizing attachments is the main work for someone who seeks a genuine upgrade: neutrality helps us find our authentic will.
The first reaction from a person whose fog finally lifts is a tepid shock of "What the hell have I done with my life?" Followed by an instant re-evaluation of their life partner.
Before marriage became the norm, humans thrived in tribal communities where the concept of family extended beyond the nuclear unit. Women chose four or five suitors based on their qualifications, with complementary assets (for example, strong, wise, great with hands, great in bed, etc.). Although obviously only one sperm cell would impregnate the ultimate target, all her suitors considered themselves protectors of the child, thereby conferring their unique qualities to the upbringing. Nurture over nature.
Children belonged to the tribe, not just to their biological parents. This created a sense of belonging and support that is usually lacking in modern society. The primary reason we're half-beings by default is this lack of genuine tribal belonging.
The power of belonging is also why pre-agricultural skeletons contained no signs of metabolic disease, aka energy deficiency.
Additonally, the modern concept of love, often based on a two-year hormonal high, is a far cry from the true potential and real purpose of male and female union--which boils down to 1 x 1 = 2 energy amplification--a topic for another day.
When the infatuation fades and the energy amplification fails, couples often try to "fix" their relationship by having children, further entrenching themselves in the codependent dynamic. How about a second car, or a cat, a dog, a third baby, or maybe an exotic trip to Vietnam? Great ideas to delay the inevitable.
Breaking free from codependency requires courage. It means recognizing our own needs and desires and prioritizing them. It means developing the ability to go solo and staying there until the point of desperation forces us to reinvent ourselves without dependency.
Part of this also involves letting go of the family attachment, the root cause of many of our addictions.
Addictions From The Holograph
Addictive behaviors originate deep below chemistry. Besides suppressing the discomfort from codependent relationships, they can be tied to the energy configurations, needs, and demands of a modern family.
Maybe we've overcome a lot of chemical triggers, but still find ourselves popping painkillers like Tic Tacs, even though the lower back has been fine for years. Or we're mainlining energy drinks like it's our lifeblood. We might be hooked on a particular junk food, only to realize it's another sugar-delivery system. Or perhaps we're a workaholic, micromanaging our team and burning the midnight oil, all in pursuit of some elusive sense of control.
We can also become experts in manufacturing our circumstances in a way that creates an effusion of stress hormones--a favorite hobby of the woke variety.
The number of creative ways we use to escape the present moment often originates from lingering childhood attachments - originating in the family.
As John Bradshaw, the renowned personal growth expert, pointed out, our families are like holographs. Each member reflects the whole emotional system, carrying the unspoken fears, shame, and blame of generations past. We unconsciously adopt roles and behaviors to maintain the delicate balance of this dysfunctional holograph.
Think of it like a twisted game of Jenga. If one person starts to break free from their assigned role, the whole tower threatens to collapse. So we cling to our familiar patterns, even if they're toxic, to keep the illusion of stability intact--even after the family is long gone.
Bradshaw called this process "de-element," a term that later evolved into "codependency." It's the tendency to lose ourselves in relationships, sacrificing our needs and desires to please others and maintain the illusion of harmony.
The Weinholds, authors of "The Flight From Intimacy," estimate that a staggering 98% of Americans are affected by codependency or its counterpart, counter-dependency. These patterns manifest in a wide range of dysfunctions, from subtle avoidance behaviors to full-blown addictions.
When caught in severe codependency, we're constantly on edge, our nervous systems stuck in fight-or-flight mode. The chronic stress floods our bodies with stress hormones, wreaking havoc on our health and well-being. It's a vicious cycle: we avoid the present moment because it's uncomfortable, and this avoidance creates even more anxiety and stress.
From over a thousand energy measurements I've done on people of various backgrounds and personalities, using an advanced frequency technology developed in Switzerland that measures over 200 million variables 12 minutes, I've been constantly blown away by how codependent attachments rank as the foremost energy drainers--way more toxic than junk foods, alcohol, drugs, lack of movement, toxic environments, and overall negativity.
So, how do we break free from this holographic prison?
Once we have the critical amount of energy, we can start by observing and recognizing the patterns. We need to spot how our childhood experiences and family dynamics have shaped our beliefs, behaviors, and relationships.
We need a good dose of courage to step outside the familiar roles and patterns that have defined us and start creating a new reality based on authenticity--what actually feels right for us.
We need to change the environment. Activity. Work. People. Nutrition. Narratives. All the signals that keep us stuck in the present modality - to have a chance of catching the stuck energies.
Annoying people and situations can be a goldmine for this self-exploration because they help us spot our triggers. It's a good idea to thank the assholes--they've assisted us in taking a step toward freedom. Thank them with gold dinars.
Letting Go Of The Machine
Keeping our "machine self" in check requires long-term energy and vigilance. When we're running on empty, it's easy to slip back into autopilot and let our subconscious habits take over. We reach for the sweets, the drugs, the snacks, the mindless entertainment, the toxic relationships--anything to avoid facing the uncomfortable silence.
One way to stay conscious is to play mental games. Imagine reality as a computer desktop. External triggers are like pop-up ads, vying for our attention and trying to elicit an emotional response. We have the power to close these windows and choose which programs to run. If we stay alert.
We can also keep the desktop entirely clear, especially when we're out in nature. Hiking, walking, swimming--grounding activities that offer a chance to disconnect from the noise and the constantly chattering logical mind.
Feel the sun on your skin, the wind in your hair, the earth beneath your feet. Let nature remind you of your own wild, untamed essence.
A conscious operator has a unique advantage over their reality, generating far more energy than a normative player--with or without a healthy diet.
Don't shower the extra energy into needy people. Invest it back into constructing a custom reality--a brand-new environment, relationships, work, and hobbies--that are energy-positive rather than fitting the norms you grew up with.
Stick to only what increases your voltage, and you will become more useful to the world and the people you care about.
Avoid the spiritual trap, where a night of psychedelics leads some to believe they have opened a door to another world, but alas, that world doesn't materialize until they actually construct it. Seeing is not constructing - but it can be a good start.
List seven of your most important and dearest attachments you feel you couldn’t live without. Find symbols for them. Then sacrifice the symbols to an imaginary god. Play with the question: who are you without them? What would you do if they didn't exist? Continue your dedication to your loved ones, after spotting the unhealthy, restrictive aspects of your attachments. This is how we become worthy of good friends.
Serve your deepest energy needs, your authentic will, without fear of coming across as a selfish person.
Authenticity is a superpower, 4,000 times more powerful than any other emotion--including love--in helping cells regenerate. Some white coats actually measured the yield. But you don't need to see the lab data because you can try it for yourself.
Remaining authentic is the most powerful compass forward - never mind if the vector doesnt comply with norms. Authenticity rarely does.
This world has never needed authentic thinkers and actors more than today.
Going authentic, even at the risk to your own life, guarantees a bungee jump in this life - and maybe also the afterlife.
The examples you gave are great. Even Pavlov found that after stopping the shocks, the dogs that folded to it remained in the cage, even though the shocks persisted. It was learned helplessness, like in the POW camp example.
https://robc137.substack.com/p/transmarginal-inhibition-the-way
Relationships are no different than following society. To fit in with the crowd, one naturally gives up a part of their own selves in order to be accepted. This is a natural response and Gurdjieff said that the worst thing is to lie to one self.
Lying to one self is how many who proclaimed my body my choice or freedom ended up folding and getting the jabs.
The left forgot my body my choice.
The right, like Jordan Peterson forgot that governments lie and manipulate (he said get the damned shot and took a long time to realize it was bullshit).
This is lying to one self. This is living in an illusion world built by said cognitive dissonance!
This is amazing and so helpful! Thank you for sharing. I will be rereading this, to really absorb it all. So much resonates with me! Especially how our authenticity is so healing!❤️