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EXPANSION, BREAKING DOWN THE EGO CONTINUED Some may wonder,”How can calibrating an ego be possible?” Remember the biblical saying in Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Since the all-knowing Universal Christ reflects to most of us the symbol of perfection, then it’s only fair that we are as perfect as the one whose strength we call upon. It is said that we’re made in his own image in Genesis 1:27. For most, that concept is hard to believe, even if the proof is written. Regardless of your belief, we’re all an expression of that Christ Consciousness. However, we sometimes stall at connecting those details because of ego conditioning that jumps at the chance of reminding us of the “sinner self.” The “sinner self” holds only a small perspective of ourself in relation to the world due to our limiting and egotistical views about ourself and the world around us. This keeps us from fully tapping into the true meaning of it all. For starters do you know what the ego truly is and how it relates to you?... Let’s explore. Exploring The Ego By exploring the ego we’re taking a closer look at what it really is and how it serves or hinders us. By examining the technical definition and making contrast to its nature referring to us and the world we create through it. We will began to understand our own turbulent behaviors and how to manage them by sharing a clear understanding of how we function as an enemy to our own creator within. As per Wikipedia and research done by Sigmund Freud,the ego is described as one of three parts to the psyche--the id, ego and super-ego. Mechanically, they operate as a unit to give more definition to our chosen identity. The id can be describe as the impulsive you, also associated in esoteric knowledge as the the basic behavior ruled by the root chakra. This part of the psyche is responsible for your primitive nature and animal-like instincts that rule the survival magnesium. Sigmund Freud managed to see this function as the primal sexual energy of an individual that in turn rules humankind’s violent and most evil urges, labeling this part of the psyche as undeveloped, dark, unorganized and unaware of its direct actions when initiated. Freud also stated its main function is only to satisfy its addictions and/or basic desires. Moving forward in Freud’s theory, the ego itself is basically the cover for these desires and it serves to protect the true identity by projecting a face value persona in the world in which it lives. The general purpose of this part of the psyche is to turn the manipulative behavior of the id into a long-term benefit that will not suffer at the hands of grief. In other words, the id is not a good recipient of “reaping what it has sown,” and looks not to evolve out of the infant stages of its deformed-like behaviors. Continued on next page