the spiritual journey: the great homecoming
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The Spiritual Journey: The Great Homecoming. Thomas E. Legere, Ph.D. The ego (or self) is divine and, therefore, perfect. Synonyms for the Ego and Soul. “Little Self”. Ego. “Big Self” Soul Self Higher Self. True Self. Primal Self. Authentic Self. Primal Wound (exile). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Thomas E. Legere, Ph.D.
The ego (or self) is divine and, therefore, perfect.
Synonyms for the Ego and Soul
“Little Self”
True
Self
Ego
Primal
Self
Authentic
Self
“Big Self”Soul Self
Higher Self
Primal Wound (exile)
Divine Core
“Garden of Eden”
Some wounding to the soul, most typically by its primary caregivers,
causes the child to lose its sense of innocence.
Parts of the Ego ”Banished” into Our Personal Unconscious
Ego
Un
con
sciou
sUn
con
scio
us
The Survival Personality Emerges from the Primal Wound
“Little” Self(Ego)
Primal Wound(mistreatment or abandonment)
Survival Personality(arrogance, greed, etc.)
“Big” Self(Soul)
Self Destruction
Survival
Personality
Impatience
Gre
ed
Stubborness
Self Deprecation
Mart
yrd
om
Arr
og
an
ce
Money, Sex, & Power4
We use money, sex, & power to take away our pain
3Creating psychological pain
2Obscured by fear-based survivor personality
1Divine essence
Addiction4
Substances “Take away the pain” (temporarily)
3Creating psychological pain
2Obscured by survival based personality
1Divine Presence
Depression5
Sorrow and regret lead to spiritual depression 4
Awakening leads to sorrow and regret at mistakes made3
Gradual awakening to divine essence
2Obscured by survival based personality
1Divine presence
The Body Never Lies4
Leading to physical symptoms of distress
3Creating psychological pain
2Obscured by survival based personality
1Divine presence
Suicide4
Leads to unconscious desire to kill the survival personality
3Gradual awakening to divine essence
2Obscured by survival based personality
1Divine presence
The Breakdown Leading to a Breakthrough 5
Which can lead to an awakening to the divine essence4
Causes a breakdown of the survival personality 3
Creating Psychological pain
2Obscured by survival personality
1Divine presence
Forgiveness4
Judgments dismissed-Person seen as whole
3Generates judgments that are held
2Fear based survival personality
1Divine presence
The Shadow Knows3
Shadow = Parts unknown to or repugnant to survival personality
2Survival personality
1Divine child
Anger and Sexuality
Survival Personality
Memories
Anger & Sexuality
Shadow
Divine Consciousness
Guardians of the threshold of divine consciousness
Expanded Sense of Self
Friends
Rest of th
e world
Family
Work
Me
Life/God