Inflation
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Infl nflation ation and the the Delusional Guru Definition In Jungian psychology, psychology, Inflation can be defined as: An overexpansion overexpansion of the personality through personality through identification wit h an archetype or, archetype or, in pathological cases, with a historical or religious religious figure, figure, which exceeds individual individual limitations. (ref Definitions of Jungian Terms erms))
This definition is especially relevant in considering certain apparently narcissistic gurus who are stuck in the Intermediate Zone. Zone. The The only difference I would make would be to replace "archetype" with my own equivalent term, "attractor " attractor". ". Also, it should be pointed out that these gurus are not delusional in the way a schizophre sch izophrenic nic is (although there may be a number of superficial similarities, this led me to misinterpret one IZ guru, Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, Norelli-Bachelet, as schizophrenic, in an inlist email which was leaked to PNB followers) Inflation, as defined here, is not the same as narcissism narcissism.. Narcissism is an extreme form f orm of egotism, which is associated (in the case of so-called gurus as well as ordinary people) with gross emotional immaturity, immaturity, lack of empathy, empathy, and even child-like behaviour (not child-like in the sense of innocence, but in the sense of selfish, wanton, unrestrained, uncaring). It pertains to lack of development of the affective body and body and when excessive results in the narcissistic personality disorder. disorder . Inflation is something quite different. It may occur even when a person, they may be a partially enlightened guru or sadhak for example, or a person on a drug trip, or having a psychotic experience, contacts something much vaster than their small human personality and is swallowed up by it, so that they identify with it and confuse their little human personalities with this much larger power. I call these these big vast thin things gs "attractors". In the the olden days days they they were called "god called "gods" s" (this term is retained by contemporary her hermeticists meticists). ). Jung Jung call callss them "ar "archet chetypes ypes". ". It really doesn't matt doesn't matter er what name one uses, or what conceptuual framework. What does matter is the reality of these forces. f orces. The "place" "place" (actually not not an an ontologic ontological al reality, but but a stage of spiritu spiritual al development development and opening to larger realities) where attractors are often found is the intermediate zone. zone. This is where most people who have some experiences end up. Having had some experience, they then think they have the complete picture, that they are supremely enlightened, and make other ostentatious claims. These claims come about because they still have an ego, a locus of separate identity. They do not have to involve attractors. In fact Intermediate Zone Gurus who Gurus who are non-narcisstic (i.e. who are emotionally mature) and who have not been captured by an attractor, can constitute authentic teachers, teachers, but only if there is in them an Inner Divine sincerity. Divine sincerity. http://www.kheper.net/topics/gurus/inflation.html
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In the case of a guru who has had an experience of an attractor, or simply been possessed by one, or used in order to further some unfolding or agenda in the external or even the subtle world, the case is very different. Such a guru is an ambiguious figure, possessed of enormous charismatic power. power. The power has nothing to do with their petty little personality. personality. It comes from the Attractor. Without that power, no-one would follow these people; why would you you follow someone who may have a greatly inferior moral and spiritual consciousness to the average person? Or even if they don't, they are still no better than Joe Bloggs, once the power of the attractor and the intermediate zone charisma is taken away. Through inflation, one may be be manipulated by or partake of the emanation of a class of astral astr al entity or attractor called "luciferic" (to borrow Steiner's term - see Three Streams of Evolution). Evolution). When unbalanced, Narcissism , which seems to be a common trait among many false false and and intermediate zone gurus. gurus. The result is a Delusional guru or master, who through ego-inflation and identification with attractors attractors,, fancies themselves possessing a spiritual status that in fact f act they do not really have. The follower, through the act of following, of opening themself, themself partakes of identification with or being swallowed up by the attractor. But because they are followers, and lack the strength of personality or character or emotional or spiritual maturity to follow their own inner guidance, they cannot say that they are the attractor. Their identification comes through projecting an idealised ego image onto the guru
The Inflational Delusional Guru There are two types of Delusional Guru; the Narcissistic Narcissistic and and the Inflational. Although superficially similar, these delusions have a different origin, although it is cobnceivably possible to have both in the same person (that would be a pretty obnoxious so-called furu!) . In both forms they genuinely believe that they are enlightened beings, avatars, and so on, when in fact their consciousness has not attained that status. The Narcissist however does not go beyond the ordinary egoic identification at the level of the basic avidya surface consciousness (even consciousness (even if they believe they do). The Inflationist has, but has attained a sort of psychotic identification with an Attractor, they have in other words lost touch with common-sense reality. The Narcissist lacks empathy. The Inflationist lacks any sense of perspective at all. The Inflational Delusional Guru is highly charismatic and may or may not be narcissistic. Genuinely believing they are an enlightened being or avatar, their inspirations do indeed come from beyond the ordinary mundane consciousness (the same can be said for schizophrenics, psychedelic drug experiences, and so on). in some cases they may be inspired by the false light of light of lower astral or adverse powers, in other cases the experiences would seem to derive ultimately from the mixed lights of the Intermediate Zone. Zone. All this depends on the samaskaras and personality and egotism or lack thereof of the guru in question. Whatever the nature of the experience, they identify it with the Absolute, with God, or with their own inflated ego. Even if they have authentic transcendent enlightenment experiences of the Intermediate Zone, Zone, this may (or may not) be distorted with side effects such as paranoia, and secondary mental and emotional self-deception. They may still retaining some measure of personality, perhaps a lot, especially if there is also narcissism also narcissism also involved in their make up. In this latter case, where both narcissism and inflation is present, the delusional guru will have tied up a lot of egotism and ego-defense mechanisms in this belief, and when their claims are challenged they become extremely defenisive and hostile and engage in rampant shadow projection on the wicked person or people who w ould dare imply such a thing. They also may (or may not) encourage their devotees to behave in such a way too. http://www.kheper.net/topics/gurus/inflation.html
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The following charactereristics are suggested as a definition of the Inflational Delusional Guru type: highly charismatic and persuasive, and hence good at manipulating people (although this comes ultimately from the attractor attractor using using them as its instrument have some genuine insight, realisation, and Light, via the Intermediate Zone tend to become slanderous or abusive and engage in much shadow projection when projection when criticised, their followers therefore do the same may have profound transpersonal experiences these experiences are however psychotically misinterpreted or reinterpreted through ego-inflation and entity posssession or attractor attractor identification. identification. teachings based on intuitions and experiences gained from the attractor, mixed with their own personal ideas, opinions and mental and/or emotional experiences While Inflational Delusional gurus are not actually schizophrenic, being much as lucid a nd competent as any normal person, they do constitute a sort of tendency towards psychosis, paranoia, and schizophrenia. In addition, they cannot distinguish their attractor-induced fantasies from reality. reality. So even if this does not mean that they are schizophrenic, they still do have some of that same attributes.
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