tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post6092532791380928223..comments2024-03-12T12:06:53.187-07:00Comments on Doing Magick: Kiling the EgoRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144040453666802786noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-84261949345329925282013-01-02T07:33:47.468-08:002013-01-02T07:33:47.468-08:00I found this blog after doing some serious thinkin...I found this blog after doing some serious thinking about my life. I can pin it all down to a single event in May, 1996 where my whole world came crashing down around me.<br /><br /> I have tried to hang onto my ego, those things which I choose to define me as a person with little success. Now I feel a peace and tranquillity when I realise I can never be that person again. We accept the process of initiation as a rebirth and then we expect we can carry our ego into our magickal work. It's my belief that rebirth is as much about the ego as anything else and it's necessary to create a "new" ego. Perhaps this is what is really meant by killing the ego? <br /><br />Just my thoughts really and I'm not claiming to be right. It's just what I feel. Ken Fergusonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-64247453400918221772010-06-14T21:29:00.757-07:002010-06-14T21:29:00.757-07:00Well, at this point, I haven't the foggiest cl...Well, at this point, I haven't the foggiest clue of what that means in reality, Jason. I believe you. It is just above my comprehension.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144040453666802786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-79152902342758496232010-06-14T20:12:19.431-07:002010-06-14T20:12:19.431-07:00When mystics talk about the EGO they are talking a...When mystics talk about the EGO they are talking about the whole sense of self. It has nothing to do with being egotistical or anything specific in your personality. It is about transcending the persona completely.Jason Miller,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03034226672257024583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-85960319000035864802010-06-14T17:47:19.817-07:002010-06-14T17:47:19.817-07:00I think that is a another very plausible way of lo...I think that is a another very plausible way of looking at the same issue. The variances in saying the same subjective thing are quite interesting.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144040453666802786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-79936141325308262002010-06-14T13:44:04.218-07:002010-06-14T13:44:04.218-07:00I am not sure if what you are talking about is exa...I am not sure if what you are talking about is exactly ego. I think youre talking about the Pygmalion complex, something that i have struggled to understand for many years. You create an expectation for yourself, your family, your co-workers and/or your friends, either good or bad out of disdain for the opposite quality.<br /><br />In doing so, you become attached to that expectation, the sculpture that you created, and develop a strong desire for it. Afterall, you (ego) invested time, passion and hard work into the sculpture.<br /><br />Maybe the key is understanding the opposite quality and then building your expectation? Maybe, its understanding the mechanics of desire? Combination of all 3, and if so, in what proportions?<br /><br />Good luck with that. I am still struggling with itJulienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-91118780065326771992010-06-13T20:12:31.759-07:002010-06-13T20:12:31.759-07:00Well that is sort of what I was getting at. The ne...Well that is sort of what I was getting at. The need to prove the ego correct, to verify perceptions and the like being dismissed, one would achieve some level of transcendence. I don't think it is the whole picture but it is a more advanced perspective than my previous continuum. <br /><br />As always your comments are appreciated.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144040453666802786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889529596531127755.post-658664570034113432010-06-13T19:17:12.476-07:002010-06-13T19:17:12.476-07:00The concept of killing the ego came into western o...The concept of killing the ego came into western occult work through the east. In almost all cases, when it is translated from a source at all, the original meaning is to transcend the ego. There is a BIG difference between killing the ego and transcending the ego. <br /><br />Buddha had an Ego. Christ had an Ego. All great spiritual leaders throughout history had ego. In fact they had huge ego's. Immense world shaking ego's. <br /><br />The reason that their personal ego was so powerful is that their awareness was not confined to the ego. They transcended it. From the transpersonal perspective, the individual ego is a tool that can be used. Until you physically die you will not "kill" your ego. <br /><br />The ego is like a cage on a desert island. The first duty is to pick the lock and escape the cage. Once the lock is broke, and you can come and go as you please, you find that the cage is now useful. It is the best shelter on the island, and perhaps can be used as a tool in other ways. <br /><br />When they talk about killing the ego, they are really talking about attachment to the ego. <br /><br />Hope that helpsJason Miller,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03034226672257024583noreply@blogger.com