Summary: A man’s power lies in his ability to walk away. Freedom is a thing that derives from boundaries. But ironically, so does enslavement.

 

Many of you may recognize the phrase ”Assume Formlessness” … it is Law of Power #48. You’ll notice in that thread, and in the few other threads about the topic on this sub, there is minimal discussion. Which is unfortunate, because Assuming Formlessness is one of the critical laws. Indeed, its mere practice subsumes many of the other laws.

The blue pill man is one who allows others to define him. To set the boundaries. If the feminists say it’s offensive, then he changes what he does. What he believes. He lets them pin him down, to put him in a cage. He is not free. The same is true of personal relationships. If his girlfriend or wife complains that something is bothering her, then he changes what he does.

You see, once they’ve pinned you down, you’ve already lost.

In recent years, a lot of the women I date/plate tell me “I’ve never been with anyone like you” or “I can’t figure you out”. They desperately want to define me. But I purposely refuse to take shape. I often do things that are complete polar opposites, moving from affectionate to asshole, genius to jock, classy city slicker to backwoods country boy. I am an amalgamation of many things, seamlessly shifting from one to the next, never pausing for long in one state. I am unpredictable.

And it drives them fucking nuts. The hamster wheel spins on overdrive.

That is what we mean by “mysterious”. What we mean when we say “frame”. Frame is not something you define … it is the refusal to be defined by others.

A simple red pill hack is play the asshole, a good method to fake-it-till-you-make-it for beginners … though we know the secret of the jerk is something much more subtle.

 

There are many examples of this.

For instance, responding to Shit Tests is mainly the art of evasion, since shit tests are an attempt to force you to “take form”, take a stance, a position, defend yourself. Techniques like Amused Mastery and Agree & Amplify are simply methods to deflect. Your power lies in your unpredictability. When you should defend, you attack. And when you should attack, you laugh. Simply put, you don’t fit the mold.

The same goes for Holding Frame … anger is allowing someone else to “define” you. Or Spinning Plates … it is simply a method of evading commitment. In a similar vein, Abundance Mentality is not being defined by a relationship. The reason abundance mentality works is because – by not being reliant on one woman for your identity – neither is your self-worth or self-respect reliant on that one woman. You are free because you are independent of her. You are free because you remained formless.

And when shit hits the fan, you retain your only real power: Being Willing to Walk Away. There is no weakness to attack. Nothing to bind you. Nothing to pin you down.

Machiavellianism at its core is rooted in similar formlessness: unpredictability.

Ironically, even things like Avoiding Apologizing for SJW shaming language underscore the importance of assuming formlessness, like this recent post pointed out. Or examples like Tim Hunt and Allen Frantzen. Apologizing – relenting to shaming tactics – in that situation is creating form out of the intangible. You are merely giving others a target at which to shoot.

What is perhaps most interesting is that it is assuming formlessness that also underlies Chad the “Natural Alpha” … think about it, remember him from high school, how he could do “nerdy” things and yet not be seen as a “nerd”. Regardless of what he did, he was not defined by others. Moreover, he had no fear of being defined by others. Women sense that shit. For women desire men who shape the world, not those that are shaped by it.

 

The unifying theme behind all the above concepts boils down to a simple truth: Assume Formlessness. Freedom is a thing that derives from boundaries. But ironically, so does enslavement. The difference, my friends, is in who is doing the defining.

A true Red Pill man is one who enforces his own boundaries, while evading those which others try to place upon him. He is the definer, not the defined. He is the chairmaker, yet he who himself never sits upon the chair.

The greatest power in this world is that which is covert, not overt. One who cannot be defined is one who wields such power covertly. It is not the large thug who scares you … rather it’s his conniving, unpredictable snake of a boss. True danger lies in things unseen.

Whether it be life or love or politics or whatever, refuse to take shape. Cultivate formlessness. Be visible, but unseen. Let them wonder.

“Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.” – Sun Tzu