Point 3: Ego-go
Protoanalysis
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Fixation: Vanity Strives for degrees, positions of importance, power over others. Trap: Efficiency He has little patience with inefficiency in others, and is looking for more effective and quicker methods of achieving his goals. Thus he may be rather inefficient himself. Holy Idea: Divine Harmony The seeker for efficiency, resting in his essence, finds that all things are functioning and will continue to function most efficiently according to the cosmic laws. The continual functioning of the cosmos doesn’t depend solely upon his efforts; there is hope for the future, whatever he does or doesn’t do. Passion: Deceit One wants to be known for his accomplishments, positions of influence, and efficiency finds it difficult to admit anything that might mar his public image, so he often is forced into deceit to protect his ego. Virtue: Truthfulness Truthfulness will help him realize that he is who he is. He does not have to use deceit to maintain an outward image of importance |
Structure
The efficient starts by claiming his freedom [II], the active, until he finds that he needs good reasons [IV] to sustain this freedom, the attractive. After finding the good reasons, the function, he will move to his point where he is going to become over-efficient, the result.
Point 3 is known as “Ego-Go”. The fixation is also known as “Over-Efficient”.
The over-efficient character is always preoccupied with acting over-efficiently outside. He overdoes everything, and this overdoing ruins what he is trying to do. He cannot match reality because his efficiency is excessive. When he turns inside, he turns his over-efficiency against himself and he ruins himself.
This ego derives from the Image Ego, which is a response to the Relation instinct, awareness of the fact that connections are a necessity for ourselves, and that the connections we make can dictate our lives. From this point, in order to connect with those at the top of the food chain we must reach that pinnacle ourselves. The 3rd point is focused on efficiency, and this is an efficiency that is required in order to be able to connect with whoever it is that we need to connect to. It is a necessity to be able to become someone else at a moments notice in order to forge the connections that are required. The psychic poison of the Relation Instinct at the root of Ego-Go is Hate since others will not necessarily accept us for who we are at our very core
Ego-Go experiences a sense of being ignored in the childhood relationship with a Father figure. This ignorance creates a hollow internal identity equated with worthlessness and a vain image materializes as compensation, leading Type III to work incessantly and perpetually in order to quantify the worth of that image. They identify with a resume to get the attention they never received in childhood.
The main ego-characteristic of this fixation is Hyperactivity, which wills one to be in perpetual motion and to always be moving in order to be active towards whatever it is that we need to be efficient in. Practice makes perfect and in order to reach such a great pinnacle it's not surprising that perpetual practice is required. The Passion which feeds this ego is Deceit, a deceit of both others and of the self so as not to mar the perfect image. The primary defense mechanism is Identification with a successful figure or image. Worsening of this fixation can lead to Histrionic Personality Disorder. A secondary defense mechanism is Compulsion, a compulsive need to stay in motion so that emptiness is not found at rest. Further worsening leads to psychosomatic illness.
Domain
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Domain of Creativity |
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Know-How |
Fantasy |
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Cunning |
Daydreaming |
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Schemer |
Bullsh*tter |
Becoming fixated in the Domain of Creativity, there is a swing to the dichotomies of that domain. In order for us to be able to become someone else it is a necessity to be in-tune with our own creative nature so that we can create the person that we would like to become. This can manifest in a positive sense as a focus on Know-how on one side, or Fantasy at the other side. It can manifest in a negative sense as Cunning at one extreme or Daydreaming at the other extreme. These dichotomies are represented by two characters: the Schemer character at one end, the Bullsh*tter at the other. Lies invade the consciousness in this domain. The stress of being fixated and imbalanced in this domain can lead to Over-exertion as a compensatory mechanism. The poison of this domain is Avarice.
Liberation
The Trap which simultaneously restricts but potentially liberates this ego is its focus on Efficiency. The Way of self-realization of this ego is the Way of Creativity, which goes with art. In order to escape the trap set forth, it is necessary to embark on the way of creativity and express our true selves. This is not an expression of higher knowledge which is characterized by the 4th point, but rather an authentic expression of our true nature.
The Holy Idea which acts as a catalyzer for the transformation of this ego is Holy Harmony, or Divine Harmony, it is within this spirit that the expectation ones has are not a part of a universal law which brings about a sense of hope: What is wanted can be attained with our true selves. This can lead to the Virtue (energy) of Truthfulness.
According to Ichazo, Divine Harmony is:
The awareness that there are no exceptions to the natural laws which govern the Cosmos, and that these laws are completely objective, operating as an interconnected unity. The highest law is the totality of Reality itself. Certitude in the objectivity and the total applicability of those laws is true hope.
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