Richard Barrett

THE EGO-SOUL DYNAMICSOF LIFE AND LEADERSHIP

BASED ON THE BOOK

To explore Maslow’s idea of a larger jurisdiction for

psychology by creating a theory of

human well-being that unites science, psychology and

spirituality. A theory integrates body,

mind and soul.

MY INSPIRATION

WHAT REVIEWERS ARE SAYING

John GrayAuthor of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From

Venus

“A brilliant synthesis of

the psychology of the future.”

Patricia AberdeenAuthor of Megatrends

2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism and

Conscious Money.

“Richard’s brilliant book redefines the

meaning of well-being for the 21st century.

A must read!”

John MackeyCo-Founder and co-CEO, Whole Foods

Market.

“A brilliant book that will challenge your understanding of who you are and the world in which

you live.”

1. To bring the soul back into psychology.

3. To integrate the Seven Levels Model with the chakra system.

4. To help us understand who we really are and how to lead a healthy fulfilling life.

2. To explore the influence of ego-soul dynamics on mental and physical health.

MY PURPOSE IN WRITING THIS BOOK

PART 1THE JOURNEY OF THE SOUL

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I am going to make a series of statements.

If the statement is true for you, please

stand up.

Otherwise remain seated.

I have a television

WHO ARE YOUEXERCISE: PRACTICE RUN

I am a television

EXERCISE: PRACTICE RUNWHO ARE YOU

I have a body

EXERCISEWHO ARE YOU

I am a body

EXERCISEWHO ARE YOU

I have an ego

EXERCISEWHO ARE YOU

I am an ego

EXERCISEWHO ARE YOU

I have a soul

EXERCISEWHO ARE YOU

I am a soul

EXERCISEWHO ARE YOU

PROGRESSION IN ENLIGHTENMENT

Your soul has you

I am a soul

I have a soul

A fundamental shift in IDENTITY

EXERCISE

DISCUSS WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR

Are you

primarily an ego

or are you primarily a

soul?

Do you have a soul

or are you a soul?

Why Are We Not More Aware that

we are Souls?

THE PROBLEM OF PERCEPTION

4-DIMENSIONAL AWARENESS

ALBERT EINSTEIN

The non mathematician is seized by a mysterious shuddering when he hears of

four-dimensional things, by a feeling that is not unlike the occult.

But there is no more commonplace statement than the world in which we live is

a four-dimensional continuum.

UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN THE EGO AND SOUL REALITIES

We think we live in a three-dimensional material world, whereas we actually live in a four-dimensional energetic

world.

If we can understand the difference between two-dimensional awareness

and three-dimensional awareness then

we can get a sense of the difference between three-dimensional

awareness and four-dimensional awareness

FIVE FINGER

EXERCISE

FLATLAND

FIVE FINGER EXERCISE

THE COMB ANALOGY

Three-dimensional realitySEPARATION

THE COMB ANALOGY

Four-dimensional realityCONNECTION

2FORMS OF AWARENESS

In one world, everything is

particle-like—the material

dimension; a world we can observe

with our physical senses.

This world is explained by

Newtonian mechanics.

The energy dimension is the

reality of the soul

The material dimension is the reality of the ego

In the other world , everything is wave-like— the energy

dimension; a world we cannot observe with our physical senses.

This world is explained by

quantum mechanics.

We appear to live in two worlds

In world of the soul we operate with 4-D awareness and in the world of the ego

we operate with 3-D awareness.

Our physical senses can only perceive a small band of frequencies of vibration.

Our 3-D reality is a form of illusion because it is based on incomplete

information

THE REALITY OF THE EGO

THE REALITY OF THE SOUL

3-D AwarenessMATERIAL REALITY

4-D AwarenessENERGETIC REALITY

PERCEPTION As long as we identify with our physical

body, we will be unaware of what is happening

in our 4-D energetic reality.

Examples of 4-D

Awareness

Synchronicity Feelings

Soul speak Inspiration

the ability to perceive things or events in the

future.

Clairvoyance

the ability to read the feelings of others.

Clairsentience

the ability to hear voices of non-sentient

beings.

Clairaudience

the ability to receive knowing insights.

Claircognizance

These abilities represent cracks in

our ego’s 3-D awareness through

which we experience 4-D awareness.

EXERCISEWe are going to split

into groups and share with each other our

experiences of synchronicity, soul speak, inspiration,

clairvoyance, clairaudience,

clairsentience and/or claircognizance

PROPERTIES OF EGO AND SOUL

AWARENESS

PROPERTIES OF 3-D EGO AWARENESS

TIME

SPACE

PROPERTIES OF 4-D SOUL AWARENESS

TIMELESSNESS

OMNIPRESENCE

MATTER ENERGY

TIME SPACE

MATTER

3-D Awareness

FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF 3-D EGO AWARENESS

Separation and IsolationBy conjoining time and space, we create the illusion of separation and isolation

Death and Decay

By conjoining time and matter, we create the

illusion of death and decay

Form and MassBy conjoining space and

matter, we create the illusion of physical forms and mass.

TIMELESS

OMNI-PRESENCE

ENERGY Because the soul has no awareness of space and

matter to give the illusion of form and mass, the soul

experiences shifts in frequency of energetic

vibrations.

Shifts in frequency of energetic vibrations

(no form or mass)

FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF 4-D SOUL AWARENESS

Oneness and Connectedness(no separation or isolation)

Because the soul has no awareness of time or space to give the illusion of separation, the

soul experiences a sense of oneness and connectedness.

Being—present moment awareness

(no death and decay)

Because the soul has no awareness of time and

matter to give the illusion of death and decay, it experiences a state of being (present moment

awareness).

4-D Awareness

TIMELESS

OMNI-PRESENCE

ENERGY Energy

FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF 4-D SOUL AWARENESS

Oneness

Being

4-D Awareness

THE EGO’S AND SOUL’S EXPERIENCE OF REALITY

THE EGO’S 3-D EXPERIENCE

OF REALITY

Death and decaySeparation and

IsolationForm and Mass

THE SOUL’S 4-D EXPERIENCE

OF REALITY

BeingConnection

Energy

Limitation

Lack

Possibility

Abundance

FEAR LOVE

WHAT IS AN EGO?

Because the ego identifies with the body it believes

it can die.

Your ego is a field of conscious awareness that

identifies with your physical body.

THE REALITY OF THE EGO

Because it thinks it can die,the ego believes it has

needs.Because it thinks it has needs,

it develops fears about not being able to get its needs

met.

The principal needs of the ego are: SAFET

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The ego is not who you are; it is who you think you are.

The ego represents your sense of identity in 3-D material

reality.

in the physical, social and cultural framework of your material existence.

Your Ego is the mask you wear to get your needs met

A MAN WITHOUT A MASKIS INDEED VERY RARE.One even doubts the possibility of such a man. Everyone in some measure wears a mask.

R. D. Laing, The Divided Self

The Ego is your False SelfTHE EGO MASK

WHAT . IS. A . SOUL.Your soul is an individuated aspect of

the universal energy field from which everything in our physical world

derives its being.

You don’t have a soul; your are a soul.

The soul instantaneously creates whatever it needs through its thoughts.

the soul knows it cannot die.

Because the soul identifies with your four-dimensional energy field and not with the body,

Because the soul has no needs, it has no fears.Therefore the soul has no needs.

TRUE SELF= At the level of the True

Self, we all share the same values.

UNIQUE SELF+ At the level of the Unique

Self, we all have different skills,

gifts, and talents.

The soul has 2 aspects:

SOUL SELF

Each person’s inner nature is in part unique to himself and in part

species-wide.“ ”Abraham Maslow

THE SOUL’S PURPOSE IN

INCARNATINGThe Soul is attempting to

recreate its four-dimensional energetic

reality in three-dimensional material awareness.

It does this through:Self-expression

ConnectionContribution

fears of the ego fulfilling its purpose and desires are the …

The only thing standing in the way of the soul

As the embryo and then the fetus grows and develops, the soul’s experience of 3-D material awareness increases.

The soul’s journey into 3-D awareness begins when the soul incarnates into a human body —when it takes possession of the energy field of an embryo created through the process of conception.

INCARNATION OF THE SOUL

The Soul's Journey

At this point, the pain (energetic instability) associated with the experience of separation, causes the soul to protect itself by creating a psychic buffer we call the ego.

Around the age of two, when the soul’s 3-D awareness has developed to the point that it realizes there are other people in the world, it experiences the feeling of separation. It is no longer living in a world of oneness.

CREATION OF EGO

FEELING OF SEPARATION

the ego-mind develops in 3 stages:

It learns how to survive with the aid of the body mind (0-2 years)

(the development of the reptilian mind/brain)

SURVIVAL

It learns how to stay safe with the aid of the emotional mind (3-7 years) (the development of the limbic mind/brain)

SAFETY

It learns how to keep secure with the aid of the rational mind (8-24 years)

(the development of the neocortex mind/brain)

SECURITY

Only after the ego-mind has learned how to maintain its energetic stability in its physical, societal and cultural framework of existence does the soul-mind venture into 3-D awareness again.

3-D AWARENESS

The ego-mind must let go of its fears before the soul-mind can

be reactivated.

RE-ACTIVATION OF THE

SOUL-MIND

This process is described by the Seven Stages of Psychological Development. Each stage of development requires an

expansion in conscious awareness.

Stage 3 Contribution

Serving the needs of others, future generations and society

three stages of soul activationFully expressing your character, your gifts and talents

Stage 1Self-expression

Connecting with others in unconditional loving relationships

Stage 2Connection

We grow in stages of psychological development

We operate at levels of consciousness

We live inside (are embedded in)

cultural world views

STAGES, LEVELS AND WORLD VIEWS

We adopt the beliefs of the world view we grow up in

because that is how we are able to meet our

survival, safety and security needs.

CULTURAL CONDITIONING

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DEVELOPMENT

A PERSONAL JOURNEYEvery person is on an evolutionary

journey of psychological development.

SERVING

INTEGRATING

SELF-ACTUALIZING

INDIVIDUATING

DIFFERENTIATING

CONFORMING

SURVIVING

STAGES & LEVELS

SERVING SERVICE

INTEGRATING MAKING A DIFFERENCE

SELF-ACTUALISING INTERNAL COHESION

INDIVIDUATING TRANSFORMATIONDIFFERENTIATING SELF-ESTEEM

CONFORMING RELATIONSHIP

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LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

All things being normal, the level of consciousness we operate from will correspond to the stage of psychological

development we have reached.

SURVIVING

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0-2 Years Old

NEED TO MANAGE

YOUR ENVIRONMENT

GETTING BASIC PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS MET

STAYING ALIVE!

MOTIVATION

CONFORMING

CHILDHOOD: 3-7 Years Old

NEED TO FEEL ACCEPTANCE & BELONGING IN

FAMILY

KEEPING SAFE!

MOTIVATION

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FEELING LOVED AND PROTECTED

THE BIRTH OF THE EGO

The ego begins to form soon after the limbic mind/brain becomes dominant around the age of two and continues

developing until our early 20s.

THE BIRTH OF THE EGO

The soul mind creates the ego mind when it becomes overwhelmed by the pain of

being present in 3-D material awareness. This pain is caused by the energy of

fear and separation.

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The ego is the unknowing

guardian of the soul’s incarnation

intention.

The ego is comprised of the emotional mind

(limbic mind/brain) and the rational mind

(the neo-cortex mind/brain).

The will to survive, keep safe and feel secure is how the ego interprets the

soul’s will to be present in

3-D material awareness.

THE EGO MIND

THE EGO MIND IS RESPONSIBLE FORSURVIVAL, SAFETY AND SECURITYOF THE SOUL’S BODY IN ITS PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FRAMEWORK OF EXISTENCE

THE BODY MIND IS RESPONSIBLE FORTHE HOMEOSTATIC FUNCTIONINGOF THE SOUL’S PHYSICAL BODY—KEEPING THE BODY ALIVE

DIFFERENTIATING

TEENAGER: 8-24 Years Old

BEING RECOGNIZED AND VALUEDSELF-ESTEEM

FEELING SECURE!

MOTIVATION

DIFFERENTIATING

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NEED TO FEEL ACCEPTANCE & BELONGING IN PEER GROUP

INDIVIDUATING

YOUNG ADULT: 25-39 Years Old

NEED FOR FREEDOM AND

AUTONOMY

RESPONSIBILITY AND

ACCOUNTABILITY FOR YOUR LIFE

RELEASING YOUR FEARS!

MOTIVATION

INDIVIDUATING

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SELF-ACTUALIZING

ADULTHOOD: 40-49 Years Old

SELF-ACTUALIZING

NEED FOR MEANING AND

PURPOSE

BECOMING FULLY

WHO YOU ARE!

SELF-EXPRESSION

MOTIVATION

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INTEGRATING

MATURE ADULT: 50-59 Years Old

INTEGRATING

DESIRE TO MAKE A

DIFFERENCE

UNCONDITIONALLOVING

RELATIONSHIPS

CONNECTING

MOTIVATION

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SERVING

SENIOR: 60+ Years Old

DESIRE TO SERVE THE GREATER

GOOD

SELF-LESS SERVICE

CONTRIBUTING

MOTIVATION

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SERVING

UNDERSTANDING

EGO-SOUL

DYNAMICS

MASTERING SURVIVING PREPARES YOU FOR SELF-

ACTUALIZINGSERVING

INTEGRATING

SELF-ACTUALIZING

INDIVIDUATING

DIFFERENTIATING

CONFORMING

SURVIVING

SOUL

EGO-SOUL ALIGNMENT

EGO

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Self-expression

ControlNo existential fears

If you have fears about surviving,

you will not be able to self-

express.

SERVING

INTEGRATING

SELF-ACTUALISING

INDIVIDUATING

DIFFERENTIATING

CONFORMING

SURVIVING

SOUL

EGO-SOUL ALIGNMENT

EGO

Connecting

Belonging

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MASTERING CONFORMING PREPARES YOU FOR INTEGRATING

If you have fears about being accepted,

you will not be able to connect.

SERVING

INTEGRATING

SELF-ACTUALISING

INDIVIDUATING

DIFFERENTIATING

CONFORMING

SURVIVING

SOUL

EGO-SOUL ALIGNMENT

EGO

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Recognition

MASTERING DIFFERENTIATING PREPARES YOU FOR SERVING

If you have fears about your self-worth,

you will not be able to contribute.

A failure to master to the ego stages of development results

in mental and physical disorders

later in life.“ ”

In Part 2,we will explore the understanding of mental disorders

In Part 3,we will explore the understanding of

physical disorders.

EXERCISE

We are going to split into groups and share with each

other the implications of what we have learned today

with regard to leadership and leadership development.

BECOMING ONE WITH YOUR SOULTRUSTING YOUR SOUL

BEFRIENDING YOUR SOULCONNECTING WITH YOUR SOUL

FOUR STAGES OF SOUL ACTIVATION

Set aside specific time in a specific space.

1. Assume a relaxed posture2. Progressive relaxation3. One-pointed awareness4. Let go of your thoughts

5. Feel the peace

MEDITATION

Can be done at any moment

1. Calm down by observing your breathing

2. Remember who you are3. Engage your self witness

MINDFULNESS

CONNECTING WITH YOUR SOUL

Other strategies for connecting with your soul from a place of mindfulness

My mind chose to give this situation all the meaning

it has for me.

Why did I chose to give it this meaning? What is the fear? What needs do I have that

are not being met?

1. EVERY EVENT IS NEUTRAL

The situation is either perfect because:

It feels good (or) It feels painful and the pain is telling me what

I need to work on. OR

It is perfect because I trust my soul to guide my life.

2. EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS PERFECT

BEFRIENDING YOUR SOUL

A friend is someone who you can rely on to help you and give you advice when you are in need.

When you care for a friend, they will care for you.

When you care for your soul, your soul will care for you.

TRUSTING YOUR SOUL

1) Practice non-attachment

to outcomes

“I HAVE NO NEEDS”

2) Practice soul-speak

Allow your soul to express its thoughts

BECOMING ONE WITH YOUR SOUL

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Change how you identify yourself

2Learn to

differentiate between ego thoughts and soul thoughts

4Observe your feelings

3Listen and

watch out for soul prompts-synchronicitie

s and inspiration

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