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At the root of the individual self-actualization there are 3 basic key elements: Realization/Arousal

Knowledge/Dependence

Dismissal

Realization/ Arousal
Some people never really reach a point of self-actualization. As impossible as this may seem, a person may feel /it may seem so to others that an individual has reached a point of self-actualization, but generally this is a falsity.... many base self actualization on things such as being independent, having a stable life, having a good reputation, etc. All of the previously stated rely on dependency and socio-cultual barriers. One may reach the peak of their career, have a wonderful family, live a prosperous life, but may never be self- actualized.

In order to become self- actualized one has to identify with the idea of self-actualization. This is the "realization" stage. Self actualization is important in a mans search for meaning. Self actualization involves getting in touch with the person you truly are and turning a blind eye to society without fear or shame. As a person, your life goals are often hidden, life begins and ends with a search for meaning, and a soul will never be at rest until a persons can see the world in a self-actualized way.

Realization/ Arousal is brought on by events such as: puberty, expatriation, traumatic loss, traumatic experience, life changing experiences, etc. A person will realize that societies expectations are not exactly correct and that what others think of you is important but not a key element of happiness. Arousal usually begins during puberty when a person will go through many changes and question many things, often people will begin to think of the world in a more cosmic way... which relates more to the buddhist beliefs. Many will start to question why we make ourselves unhappy to make others think of us in a better light, by conforming to what society tells us is correct and "good". Others will question the root of societies rules... and how a society can drive us to be someone we are not. This can stir uncomfortable emotions.. and often makes people want to abandon societies rules and be their own person, leading to the "raging hormones" of teenagers.

Knowledge/ Dependence
In order to reach S.A, however, we cannot abandon society in the least. There is no escape from reality and in this world our reality is our society. Instead, S.A is reached by learning how to function in society and at the same time break down the barriers we create in our own minds. To respect society is right, but to follow its rules blindly is what we all generally do. S.A relieves an individual of these rules.

In the knowledge stage, one receives input from the functioning beings in society, and interprets it for what it is. This is quite a difficult idea to imagine. As we study humans in social settings, we can see that most of their actions are conformed by what society tells them to do/ wear/ be/act- wether it is good for them or not. During this time it is important to write things that are noticed...

Once a person has knowledge of how we are shaped and conformed to serve a general purpose, they can move on in finding more freedom in the way they live their own lives, and finding and fulfilling their own purposes as a soul being.

Jack Kerouac's List of 30 Beliefs and Techniques for Modern Prose can be related to the knowledge stage. These have been condensed to gear them more towards Self Actualization; Scribbled secret notebooks, and wild typewritten pages, for your own joy Submissive to everything, open, listening Be in love with your life Something that you feel will find its own form Be crazy dumbsaint of the mind Blow as deep as you want to blow Write what you want bottomless from bottom of the mind The unspeakable visions of the individual Remove literary, grammatical and syntactical inhibition Like Proust be an old teahead of time Telling the true story of the world in interior monolog The jewel center of interest is the eye within the eye Write in recollection and amazement for yourself Work from pithy middle eye out, swimming in language sea Believe in the holy contour of life Struggle to sketch the flow that already exists intact in mind No fear or shame in the dignity of yr experience, language & knowledge In praise of Character in the Bleak inhuman Loneliness Composing wild, undisciplined, pure, coming in from under, crazier the better You’re a Genius all the time

Dismissal
Dismissal is life as a Self- actualized being. Kerouac's List is actually a modern model for a self - actualized life. Some points will be described below.

Submissive to everything, open, listening - for how can we understand we want, when we cannot understand why it is desired in the first place? Listening to other ideas can help to expand possibilities yourself- and many people hold pieces of information sacred to understanding the world. Be at peace with yourself and others, and to the world as one.

Be in love with your life- Self- actualized people are in love with their lives because they are at peace with themselves. They have stopped conforming to the laws of society and understand why people are who they are, and in this, find an even greater sense of understanding. They love who they have become and nothing generally upsets them because they understand the workings of under every action and why it happened to be so.

Blow as deep as you want to blow- Only do what you want, and do everything honestly, with knowledge of others and what actions can result. Self- actualized people tend to avoid controversy as they understand what creates it. They also avoid failure because they are driven people who know what they want.

Write what you want bottomless from bottom of the mind, The unspeakable visions of the individual & Remove literary, grammatical and syntactical inhibition- One can find much meaning in the words that come pure from the heart.

Telling the true story of the world in interior monolog- This is often related to Duke's character in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He recites everything around him in his head. This can help a self actualized individual to understand better what is going on around him and see underlying social motives.

Believe in the holy contour of life- An acceptance that life has a natural flow that cannot be altered is the greatest acceptance of all. You cannot try to change the actions of people around you, you are only responsible for yourself.

In praise of Character in the Bleak inhuman Loneliness- A general acceptance that everyone is equal and that being self actualized does not make you better but only makes you wiser. In a sense, pitying those who have not found their own way to Self- Actualization.

Composing wild, undisciplined, pure, coming in from under, crazier the better & You’re a Genius all the time- Write from the soul and listen to what it says- nothing that comes from truly within is hindered by social conformity.

Self- Actualization is a greater sense of awareness, a greater sense of why one is here. To be Self- Actualized is to remove any barriers that impede your own understandings of how the world works, and to understand why things are they way they are.

And most important, to accept and respect everything as it is.