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The '''Spiritual Ego''' is your [[True Self]], your [[Highest Self]], your [[Real Self]]. It is a powerful [[Intensification  of Consciousness]]. It is loving, compassionate, intelligent, AND aware. The Spiritual Ego is THAT  element of the [[Human Psyche]] that exists independently of your [[Physical Unit]] and material reality. <ref>Sosteric, Mike, and Ratkovic, Gina. Lightning Path Workbook One: Basic Concepts. Vol. 1. Lightning Path Workbook Series. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2016.</ref>
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==LP Core Concepts==

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==The Two Egos==

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==Structure of the Human Psyche==

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==Aspects of Ego==

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==Syncretic Terms==

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==Propositions==

The spiritual ego is eternal.

The spiritual ego is independent of, and simultaneously the source of, all physical existence.

The spiritual ego is pure light.

The spiritual ego is always and everywhere loving, compassionate, expansive, powerful, pristine, and pure.

A principle goal of [[Human Development]] is [[Integration]] between the [[Spiritual Ego]] and [[Bodily Ego]]

==Notes==

The '''Spiritual Ego''' is a [[Monadic Intensification]]  

The spiritual ego is an [[Intensification of Consciousness]]/Awareness within [[The Fabric]] to the point where [[Ego]] emerges.

The spiritual ego is like the driver of an autonomous vehicle.  The driver of the vehicle allows the Artificial Intelligence (AI) to steer the vehicle, but the driver, the spiritual ego or highest self, can take control of the vehicle from the bodily ego at any time. 

Spiritual Ego is [[Ego]]. Ego is I + Eye + Will

Spiritual Ego emerges within [[The Fabric of Consciousness]] as a consequence of the [[Intensification of Consciousness]]. It is important to note that intensification to the point of egoic awareness does not entail any separation from the Fabric of Consciousness. A [[Spiritual Ego]] remains fundamentally embedded within the Fabric of Consciousness.<ref>{{template:bolightVI}} </ref> Nevertheless, a practical separation from the Fabric of Consciousness is attained at the point of intensification when a "boundary" between the "I" and the rest of the fabric is instantiated. As long as the boundary is maintained, the intensification may be classed a spiritual ego. Without the boundary, ego merges into the Fabric of Consciousness and identity is lost.

These ideas are expressed by [[Swami Vivekananda]]: "When we speak of man as no other than that infinite being which is manifesting itself, we mean that only one very small part thereof is man; this body and this mind Downloaded from www.holybooks.com: <nowiki>https://www.holybooks.com/complete-works-of-swami-vivekananda/</nowiki> which we see are only one part of the whole, only one spot of the infinite being. This whole universe is only one speck of the infinite being; and all our laws, our bondages, our joys and our sorrows, our happiness's and our expectations, are only within this small universe; all our progression and digression are within its small compass. " <ref>Vivekananda, Swami. “Karma Yoga.” ''Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda''. Vol. 1. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. <nowiki>https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf</nowiki></ref>

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Tressoldi and Woolacot conduct a study analyzing the first-person phenomenological accounts 40 scientist's [[Connection Experiences]],<ref>Tressoldi, Patrizio, and Marjorie Woolacot. “Six Broad Categories, Each with Many Subtypes: Mystical Experiences; Spiritual Energy/Kundalini Awakenings; Psychic Episodes; Near-Death Experiences (NDE); Other Death- Related STEs; and Inspired Creativity and Genius.” ''Journal for the Study of Spirituality'' In Press (2023). <nowiki>https://mindrxiv.org/qvrj7</nowiki></ref>  finding that the spiritual ego (what they call the [[True Self]] is an eternal and boundaryless entity characterized by expanded awareness, love, bliss, luminosity, and light, exactly like mystics have been saying for millennia. 

The UK band The Waterboys have a song entitled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7plNRs5kwgE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7plNRs5kwg Spirit]that suggests several characteristics of the Spiritual Ego. 

Jahn nd Dunne refer to it as a "tiny portion of the boundless, timeless spirit". "At birth, that tiny portion of the boundless, timeless spirit of all existence that defines our personal identity takes residence for one mortal span in a physical corpus we call the human body…<nowiki><ref>R.G. Jahn and B.J. Dunne, “Sensors, Filters, and the Source of Reality,” </nowiki>''EXPLORE'' 3, no. 3 (May 1, 2007): 326, doi:10.1016/j.explore.2007.03.018.<nowiki></ref></nowiki>

==From the Literature==

"I had begun to have what I called anxiety attacks--shots of driving energy that sometimes made it difficult to concentrate on daily tasks. I was consumed with a mixture of panic, fear, and anger. Yet at the same time I was aware of a gentle, deep connection with a new spirituality, an unfamiliar source inside me that was expansive, joyful, and peaceful."<ref>Grof, Christina, and Stanislav Grof. The Stormy Search for the Self: A Guide to Personal Growth Through Transformational Crises. TarcherPerigee, 1992. p. 12.</ref>

Shamans sense the structure of spiritual ego "The shaman’s idea of power is similar to our concept of energy, yet it includes more: energy as well as intelligence and self-confidence."<ref>Harner, Michael. Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality. Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books, 2013.</ref>

"We Indian people have traditionally divided mind into two parts — the spiritual mind and the physical mind. The first — the spiritual mind — is concerned only with the essence of things, and it is this we seek to strengthen by spiritual prayer, during which the body is subdued by fasting and hardship. In this type of prayer there is no beseeching of favor or help.

The second, or physical, mind, is lower. It is concerned with all personal or selfish matters, like success in hunting or warfare, relief from sickness, or the sparing of a beloved life. All ceremonies, charms, or incantations designed to secure a benefit or to avert a danger are recognized as emanating from the physical self."<ref>Nerburn, Kent, ed. ''The Wisdom of the Native Americans.'' Novato, California: New World Library, 1999</ref>


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