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The word '''Ego''' is used to refer to the the integrated combination of ''self-consciousness'' (I), ''perspective'' (eye) (individual view/understanding of the world) and ''will'' <ref>{{template:SOA}}</ref> that leads to the emergence/experience of [[Self]]/[[self]]. Ego is the conscious experience of self  (Sharp, SA1). </blockquote>
An '''Ego''' is an  integrated combination of Self-consciousness (I), perspective (eye), will, and imagination. </blockquote>


==Notes==
==Related Terms==


Thus, the '''primary contents of ego'''.
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''Ego = Self-consciousness + Perspective + Will'' 
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Human beings struggle to integrate two egos, a [[Spiritual Ego]] which is a "real" ego that emerges as the result of an [[Intensification of Consciousness]], and a [[Bodily Ego]], which emerges from the body's CNS.  
 
''Ego = I + Eye + Will''
 
Human beings struggle to integrate two egos, a [[Spiritual Ego]] and a [[Bodily Ego]]. Spiritual ego emerges as the result of an [[Intensification of Consciousness]]. At the point where [[Special:MyLanguage/consciousness|Consciousness]] becomes self aware (i.e. aware of it's independent existence and perspective), "speaks" the words [[Special:MyLanguage/I AM|I AM]], an ego (a.k.a. [[Monad]]) is born (Sharp, BOLVI). Bodily ego emerges as the result of the operation of what scientists call the [[Default Mode Network]] (Sosteric, SA1).  


The primary task of human [[development]] is the development of a healthy and strong [[Bodily Ego]] that is capable of "handling" a full measure of spiritual ego.  
The primary task of human [[development]] is the development of a healthy and strong [[Bodily Ego]] that is capable of "handling" a full measure of spiritual ego.  
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[[Toxic Socialization]] undermines the bodily ego and makes it incapable of containing a full measure of spiritual ego.
[[Toxic Socialization]] undermines the bodily ego and makes it incapable of containing a full measure of spiritual ego.


When the bodily ego functions to limit consciousness (ref), the bodily ego may be said to be in an unhealthy, defensive, and pathological state. See [[Ego Pathology]]
Ego did not always exist. Before the [[Fabric of Consciousness|Fabric of Consciousness]] intensified into the monadic spark of [[god]], there was no ego, there was simply the blissful, but unaware, [[Fabric of Consciousness]]. However, at the point of the intensification, when god is born in The Fabric, so too is the first ego (i.e. I + eye + will) brought into existence.  
 
Psychological treatment of an unhealthy bodily ego involves repair of psychological emotional damage and reintegration of spiritual ego with bodily ego.
 
Most people, Kai Vogeley et al. (1999) is an example, overlook self-efficacy/power/will in their conceptualization of identity/ego. Vogely et al. (1999):
 
* the  consciousness  of  one’s own mental states, such as perceptions, attitudes, opinions, and intentions to act.
* ability  to  take  a  self-  or  first-person  perspective  (1PP)
* sense of transtemporal  unity (Vogely, Kurthen, Falkai, & Maier, 1999: direct quote).
 
Ego did not always exist. Before the [[Fabric of Consciousness|Fabric of Consciousness]] intensified into the monadic spark of god, there was no ego, there was simply the blissful, but unaware, [[Fabric of Consciousness]]. However, at the point of the intensification, when god is born in The Fabric, so too is the first ego (i.e. I + eye + will) brought into existence.  


This original monadic spark, and all subsequent [[Intensification|intensifications]] in the Fabric of Consciousness may be referred to as [[Spiritual Ego|Spiritual Ego]]
This original monadic spark, and all subsequent [[Intensification|intensifications]] in the [[Fabric of Consciousness]] may be referred to as [[Spiritual Ego|Spiritual Ego]]


Most conceptualizations of ego do not distinguish properly between [[Bodily Ego]] and [[Spiritual Ego]] and are consequently primitive, unserviceable, limiting, and ultimately confusing. For example, [[Edward Carpenter]] struggles to understand the emergence of ego, while amorphously flopping back and forth between a confused understanding of Spiritual Ego and Bodily Ego. Carpenter does correctly note however that the experience of perspective, conceived of as the experience of "separation," is a motivating force behind the instantiation of ego. "And so we find the first form in which the self fairly comes to consciousness is that of separation."<Ref>Carpenter, Edward. The Art of Creation: Essays on the Self and Its Powers. Ravenio Books. Kindle Edition.</ref>
Most conceptualizations of ego do not distinguish properly between [[Bodily Ego]] and [[Spiritual Ego]]. For example, [[Edward Carpenter]] struggles to understand the emergence of ego, while amorphously flopping back and forth between a confused understanding of Spiritual Ego and Bodily Ego. Carpenter does correctly note however that the experience of perspective, conceived of as the experience of "separation," is a motivating force behind the instantiation of ego. "And so we find the first form in which the self fairly comes to consciousness is that of separation."<Ref>Carpenter, Edward. The Art of Creation: Essays on the Self and Its Powers. Ravenio Books. Kindle Edition.</ref>


==Additional Reading==
==Additional Reading==
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An Ego is an integrated combination of Self-consciousness (I), perspective (eye), will, and imagination.

Related Terms

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Notes

Human beings struggle to integrate two egos, a Spiritual Ego which is a "real" ego that emerges as the result of an Intensification of Consciousness, and a Bodily Ego, which emerges from the body's CNS.

The primary task of human development is the development of a healthy and strong Bodily Ego that is capable of "handling" a full measure of spiritual ego.

Toxic Socialization undermines the bodily ego and makes it incapable of containing a full measure of spiritual ego.

Ego did not always exist. Before the Fabric of Consciousness intensified into the monadic spark of god, there was no ego, there was simply the blissful, but unaware, Fabric of Consciousness. However, at the point of the intensification, when god is born in The Fabric, so too is the first ego (i.e. I + eye + will) brought into existence.

This original monadic spark, and all subsequent intensifications in the Fabric of Consciousness may be referred to as Spiritual Ego

Most conceptualizations of ego do not distinguish properly between Bodily Ego and Spiritual Ego. For example, Edward Carpenter struggles to understand the emergence of ego, while amorphously flopping back and forth between a confused understanding of Spiritual Ego and Bodily Ego. Carpenter does correctly note however that the experience of perspective, conceived of as the experience of "separation," is a motivating force behind the instantiation of ego. "And so we find the first form in which the self fairly comes to consciousness is that of separation."[1]

Additional Reading

Vogeley, K., May, M., Ritzl, A., Falkai, P., Zilles, K., & Fink, G. R. (2004). Neural Correlates of First-Person Perspective as One Constituent of Human Self-Consciousness. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 16(5), 817-827. doi: 10.1162/089892904970799

Vogeley, K., Kurthen, M., Falkai, P., & Maier, W. (1999). Essential Functions of the Human Self Model Are Implemented in the Prefrontal Cortex. Consciousness and Cognition, 8(3), 343-363. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/ccog.1999.0394


Footnotes

  1. Carpenter, Edward. The Art of Creation: Essays on the Self and Its Powers. Ravenio Books. Kindle Edition.

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