Stepping out of the ‘comfort zone’ is not something we do voluntarily. Those who do are often the hyper-ambitious types in business, politics or professional sport, who are willing to do ‘whatever it takes’. They throw themselves in the deep end, take risks that would make others prematurely grey, and seem to have unshakeable confidence […]
Category: Ego Management
Ego psychology and how to manage for spiritual growth
Ego Death from the Born Sinner
The concept of ‘ego death’ is similar to the ‘sinner’ concept in Christianity in that both assert our default nature is bad rather than good. Being a ‘born sinner’ and the concept of ‘ego death’ creates the impression that there is a worth less part of our selves that cannot be made better and must […]
Fear Busting 2 – The Concern about Worry
Part 2 in a series of three articles about managing fear. In our culture worry is a normalised and habitual response to threat, uncertainty, challenge, or change. At this pivotal time in history with the Spiritual Awakening and so much confusion, division, and danger in the world, it’s even more prevalent as a reflex reaction. […]
How to Reduce Ego using Meditation
Can ego be reduced and made less fearful by meditation? Is it possible to get to a point of awareness that you can consciously decide: ‘No, I am not going to slip into a low state because of [the situation I can’t change]’. It seems a costless way to deal with the things we have […]
Media Savvy to Liberate the Soul
As people spend more time on the internet and discover a bigger world and bigger reality, the traditional mass media have ramped up their hypnotic and desensitising techniques to rattle us silly. They used to be more subtle but not anymore. Now they are picketing in our faces. You might think any person with a […]
The Double Meaning of Alchemy
Part 1 of the Ego Alchemy series Isaac Newton, a father of modern physics and a hero to rational science, had an irrational side to him. He dappled in alchemy, secretly. This fact came to light in 1936 when the famous economist, John Maynard Keynes, bought a collection of Newton’s personal papers at an auction […]
Ego Trips and Landing Safely
Have you ever been sucked into something that wasn’t too savoury? This can happen when you’re searching for spiritual truths. It happened to me recently when I decided to look up a well-known and outspoken philosopher-comedian. He was one of those ‘conspiracy theory types’ and had a clever take on the way things are going […]
Fear Busting 1 – When Facing Off Someone
Part 1 in a series of three articles about managing fear. How do you wrestle with the fear of having to face someone with a difficult truth? What if you had to stand up for yourself when personal boundaries have been crossed. It could be a situation of being bullied, or, someone you thought you […]
Can Ego be Spiritual?
We like to mix with like-minded people, so at times I get drawn to meditation and prayer groups. I wonder what really motivates people to come. Is it a substitute for going to church, or are they simply trying it out. I was chatting with a woman, Rachel, about the good vibes at a prayer […]