There are perhaps 1,000 people on earth today who firmly believe they were Cleopatra in their past life. There are probably another 1,000 who are convinced that they are Jesus Christ reborn. Are they for real, or totally out of their mind? The answer is actually not binary on this. Because as often happens, the truth, when perceived and narrated from the viewpoint of the ego, becomes misunderstood, and ceases to be the truth. Do…
The ego’s job is to get boundaries and create individual identity. It’s usually so good at this job, that even personal growth teachings that are supposed to help transform and integrate the ego can be used to create new personal identities. Ironically, spiritual identity has nothing to do with actual spiritual growth. For many self-identified seekers of higher consciousness, it ends up being merely a different way to solidify the divide between me and them,…