Mechanical Ascension: Shedding the Body, Transferring Consciousness to Machines
The concept of ascension is familiar in East Asian stories and beliefs. A cultivator who practices long enough leaves ordinary life, ascends to a higher realm, and is no longer bound by age. Some tales speak of the physical body flying away. Others speak of "transformation": the old body is discarded or replaced by another form of existence. The common interpretation sees this as religious symbolism, not an actual…
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The concept of ascension is familiar in East Asian stories and beliefs. A cultivator who practices long enough leaves ordinary life, ascends to a higher realm, and is no longer bound by age. Some tales speak of the physical body flying away. Others speak of "transformation": the old body is discarded or replaced by another form of existence. The common interpretation sees this as religious symbolism, not an actual technique.
The concept of ascension is familiar in East Asian stories and beliefs. A cultivator who practices long enough leaves ordinary life, ascends to a higher realm, and is no longer bound by age. Some tales speak of the physical body flying away. Others speak of "transformation": the old body is discarded or replaced by another form of existence. The common interpretation sees this as religious symbolism, not an actual…
The concept of ascension is familiar in East Asian stories and beliefs. A cultivator who practices long enough leaves ordinary life, ascends to a higher realm, and is no longer bound by age. Some tales speak of the physical body flying away. Others speak of "transformation": the old body is discarded or replaced by another form of existence. The common interpretation sees this as religious symbolism, not an actual…
The concept of ascension is familiar in East Asian stories and beliefs. A cultivator who practices long enough leaves ordinary life, ascends to a higher realm, and is no longer bound by age. Some tales speak of the physical body flying away. Others speak of "transformation": the old body is discarded or replaced by another form of existence. The common interpretation sees this as religious symbolism, not an actual…
The concept of ascension is familiar in East Asian stories and beliefs. A cultivator who practices long enough leaves ordinary life, ascends to a higher realm, and is no longer bound by age. Some tales speak of the physical body flying away. Others speak of "transformation": the old body is discarded or replaced by another form of existence. The common interpretation sees this as religious symbolism, not an actual…