It's here

The book is now available, and the reading dates are below.

This will be my last direct note on the book for now, as today it is published and begins to make its humble way into the world.

After all these years of discovering it, living it, and writing it, it feels good to finally release it, let it go, and trust it will find whoever it is meant to find.

Before anything else, I just want to say thank you - for reading, for your presence, for following the journey, and for the support that has helped bring this work into physical form.

In truth, I wrote Transcending first and foremost as a way of guiding me through the process I was in at the time. But every page was also written for the people I knew it might genuinely serve - those who have done the work, stayed sincere, made real progress, and yet still know that something essential has not fully settled. As the book itself says, this is for “the serious seeker who’s done the work and made real progress, yet still feels something is missing.”

At the heart of it is this:

What you’re looking for was never missing - only obscured by what you took yourself to be.

And one of the deepest things the book explores is why so many on the path get caught in a subtle loop of seeking and self-improvement - not through any lack of willingness or effort, but because the deeper workings and pervasive nature of identification.

So, if you’ve read, searched, grown, and you know you’re still carrying something too, this book is for that part of the journey.

If that speaks to where you are, you can get your copy here. The Kindle version is still available for 99p for a few days longer, if that feels like the easiest way in.

Live Readings and Reader Gathering

As mentioned last time, I’ll also be doing a short series of live readings over the next couple of weeks, followed by a reader gathering on Tuesday 21 April.

All readings and the reader gathering will take place at 7pm UK / 2pm EST.

Here are the dates and themes:

Sunday 12 April - Session 1: The Problem and the Search

Introduction + Chapter 2 - Suffering & The Ego: The root of the search, the problem of the mind, and how identification and suffering keep each other alive.

Wednesday 15 April - Session 2: The End of Separation

Chapter 3 - Beyond The illusion of Separation: The root cause, what it costs, and what begins to change when it starts to fall away.

Sunday 19 April - Session 3: What Transcending Is

Chapter 4 - Transcending: What Transcending is, why it matters, and a guided practice

Tuesday 21 April - Reader Gathering

An open space for reflections, questions, and what may be opening through the book and the readings. I’ll run this just like the last gathering - simple, no registration, for around 90 minutes. I’ll send the link beforehand.

Thursday 23 April - Session 4: How It Lives in Real Life

Chapter 6 - Application & Integration: How this work meets ordinary life: triggers, identity, relationships, and the clearing of what gets in the way.

Sunday 26 April - Session 5: After the Search

Chapter 10 + Conclusion - Calling In A New Era: What remains when the search falls away, and what it means to live with more truth, simplicity, and peace.

To join any of the live readings, simply come to Substack at the time and date above. If you can’t make it live, you can catch the replay there afterwards. You’re also welcome to leave reflections or questions in the comments, and I’ll respond when I can. If you do plan on joining any of these, you might want to add the dates to your calendar.

Thank you once again for walking this far with me. If the book finds its way into your world, I hope it meets you in a real way and speaks to the place in you that is ready for the inner struggle to end and peace that lasts.

With love,

Ryan

P.S. If you do pick up the book and feel moved to leave a short review, I’d really appreciate it. The intention here is not to chase bestseller status, but simply to help the book reach whoever it may be meant for. You don’t need to finish the whole book to leave a review - even after the first few chapters, if you know it’s speaking to you, that’s enough to leave your honest thoughts.