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Egomania - The Invisible Pandemic
By: Jaguar Spirit Date: March 4, 2019, 2:44 pm
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I found a lovely write-up. I figured I would share. I think it
might get boo'd and hissed at another forum which shall not be
named:
Egomania The Invisible Pandemic
An unrecognized, invisible killer is stalking the world. The
insidious aspect of egomania is its ability to take over the
mind and soul of its victims, so that instead of seeing egomania
as a disease, we are made to see it as the height of human
reason (pursuing our self-interest) and the purpose of human
existence (getting ahead). Even when we see its worst
aspects---its most hideous visages--we are blind to its
destructive lethality.
To succumb to egomania means that we become:
- limited in outlook or concern to our own activities or needs;
blind to the larger reality
- concerned with self-gratification rather than the common good;
focusing on greed instead of fellow-feeling
- obsessed with an exaggerated sense of self-importance; full of
conceit instead of regard for others
- controlled by any one who flatters us or appears to consider
our needs; followers of whatever cult leader appears to
recognize our importance
Christopher Lasch's book The Culture of Narcissism, deals with
the ideology "of competitive individualism, which in its
decadence has carried the logic of individualism to the extreme
of a war of all against all, the pursuit of happiness to the
dead end of a narcissistic preoccupation with the self."
Egomania, narcissism, is the natural condition of the infant;
the world exists merely as gratification or denial of personal
desires. The caretaker--parent, nurse, teacher, religious
authority--tells the infant what reality is and how he or she
must behave in response to this defined reality.
It's at this stage of egomania and narcissism where most
personalities stop developing; they remain in an infantile state
even though they have matured physically. Ego-satisfaction is
the only concern, avoiding punishment by authority figures and
achieving one's individual goals is the life-game, and
understanding or awareness is totally unnecessary and boring.
The authority figures will tell us what is real and what we're
supposed to do, so we have absolutely no need to think for
ourselves. Since personal satisfaction is primary, however we
achieve our goals is okay. There are no moral values beyond
feeling good about ourselves and making others fear and respect
us. Any consideration for the good of others is weakness and
stupidity.
So we have high school and college students who want nothing
more out of their educational experience than credits; they have
no interest whatsoever in understanding the subjects they study.
They're not even interested in developing skills; if they can
get other students to do their assignments and tests for them,
that's great. The majority of people in our culture merely want
to get along, avoid trouble with authority figures, succeed in
their careers, and cram as much personal pleasure into their
lives as possible. In short, most persons in our society are
grown infants. Showing off, having "attitudes," talking
endlessly about oneself, swaggering through life, taking pride
in ignorance and violence--these have become the norms.
Egomania is not just an arrested stage of development, not
merely a slight malady or a minor social aberration; it is a
blindness to reality which leads to death: death of oneself and
others. The obsession with self and the grudging obedience to
authority becomes so pervasive and consuming that we lose touch
with reality and begin to live in solipsistic fantasy worlds.
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You might ask...what does that have to do with magic?
Well...should we allow ourselves to be consumed by egomania,
then we are not evolving or becoming godlike. In fact, we would
stagnate and possibly regress. It is up to each of us to be 100%
honest with ourselves, no matter how painful that picture
is...and make sure that we are moving forward in our evolution
as the gods would have us. If you're unsure, allow the gods to
guide you. They'll make no bones about it. I believe Belial and
Azazel are good examples of this method of teaching.
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Re: Egomania - The Invisible Pandemic
By: AzianPersuazion Date: March 4, 2019, 7:44 pm
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Ego is a very good thing. It can either be used to make your
magick very powerful in a good or a bad way. That is up to you
to be responsible how to use your Ego; most especially in
Satanic Magick. Castrating yourself from your Ego is not a
smart answer =) Its like having a gun, you need to be educated,
practiced and experienced.
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Re: Egomania - The Invisible Pandemic
By: Merak Date: March 4, 2019, 10:28 pm
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Ego is, egomania is not. One must learn the balancing act.
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Re: Egomania - The Invisible Pandemic
By: Jaguar Spirit Date: March 5, 2019, 7:40 am
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[quote author=AzianPersuazion link=topic=119.msg229#msg229
date=1551750292]
Ego is a very good thing. It can either be used to make your
magick very powerful in a good or a bad way. That is up to you
to be responsible how to use your Ego; most especially in
Satanic Magick. Castrating yourself from your Ego is not a
smart answer =) Its like having a gun, you need to be educated,
practiced and experienced.
[/quote]
Castrating the ego is not a good move, I agree. However, as
[member=4]Merak[/member] said, there is going way too far and
become a toxic mess as the OP outlined. These are things for
members to ponder on.
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Re: Egomania - The Invisible Pandemic
By: AzianPersuazion Date: March 5, 2019, 9:54 pm
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Hmmm. Yes going 100% DEEP into Demonick Magick can be
troublesome for many.
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