Ego is a mind projection of an outward identity, of who we think we are. It is a lens with a singular focus, informed by our limited perception and worldview. When we identify with our ego or the separate self we have created, we will inevitably suffer.
The ego dictates who we are and naturally creates contrast with others. It determines where we are positioned within a hierarchy, our role within it, and how we interact and connect with others. The most insecure people are as controlled by their ego as the most confident. Fears, insecurities, quirks, physical appearance, wealth, confidence, competence, and even career, all compromise the ego we project onto the world and how we carry and position ourselves.
Within the ego are positive and negative attributes, hardwired into an operating structure, along with all of our baggage, that seeks attention, protection and justification from others to validate our existence. The ego is afraid of the unknown and tries to fill the void, yet it thrives in separation as it is separate from who we are, but we are not our ego.
The ego loves to compare, prove, belong, fit in and feel safe
The ego feels insecure when it receives negative attention, stands out or feels out of its depth. The ego as a structure holds all our aspects together for coping with the external world. Its main purpose is to protect our most sensitive parts such as wounding, self-image, and perceived shortcomings. It goes to great lengths to hide the vulnerable, broken, and damaged parts we don’t want anyone else to see.
Ego protects us by helping craft an acceptable identity to assimilate around others. The ego can be confused by programming and thoughts it believes itself to be, it has trouble discerning the true self from the separate ego self.
If the ego is weakened from suffering or distortion it can create a confused identity or personality disorder from being rooted too much in shadow, outwardly projected. When an ego is inflated, there is a distortion at play. An individual may not correctly perceive themselves or others. A person with a large ego may have an inflated sense of importance or may operate from a delusion. They may continuously seek approval or never feel satisfied. They might react to others intensely or take everything others do personally, seeking to control everything in the external to avoid looking at themselves.
A person with a deflated ego may hide away to avoid reality or struggle with anxiety, depression, low self-worth, or shy away from social situations as their ego is working from the shadow aspect and projecting their core wounding.
Ego isn't a bad thing, there is nothing wrong with wanting to feel important or safe. Ego is a mask we all wear as a form of protection. But if unchecked, an unhealthy ego can create demons and delusions, rooted in toxicity, fear, anxiety and limiting beliefs.
We undergo a form of ego death as part of the awakening process, but the ego doesn’t die, it is being tempered by the soul and is being upgraded as part of the ascension process to be more aligned with the higher self. The ego mask can become fixed on the face for fear of seeing itself but the psyche is completely transformed when the core wound is healed and old aspects of self, such as false identity or ego masks are removed.
Dropping the ego mask is an incredibly liberating act of healing. However, we cannot get rid of ego, it serves an important purpose in helping us face the world. If there are aspects about yourself you wish to change, look at your shadow projections and core wounding to see where you may be operating from false beliefs, patterning or have created barriers for your protection or survival.
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