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Dualistic Spiritual Beliefs and Ego Inflation
By Stephen Proskauer MD | March 18, 2010
Dualistic spiritual beliefs, such as the struggle between the forces of light and darkness, the modern version of heaven and hell, may function as ego projections, rooted in the private hell of the traumatized body and the personal heaven of dissociative escape. Ego inflation and glamor often accompany these beliefs, and a group of “true believers” can take the place of individual discernment, creating a seductive cult scene fostering self-deception, group exclusivity, prejudice, and abuse of members.
This post is from the book
Karmic Therapy Healing the Split Psyche
Chapter 5 Soul Splitting: Dissociation for the Body
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