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Pgl 143: Unity and Duality

Also referencingLife Manifestation as Expression of Dualistic Illusion, pgl 159 and Connection between the Incarnatory Process and the Life Task pgl 216.
I feel that this is one of - if not The - crucial concepts in Pathwork studies. Duality is mentioned. directly or indirectly, in every Pathwork lecture. Seemed like a great place to begin the New Year! "The dualistic plane means that man sees, perceives, and experiences everything in opposites. The unified principle combines both opposites of the dualistic plane. Few human beings transcend the dualistic plane and experience only occasionally a taste of the wide, limitless outlook, the wisdom and freedom of the unified plane. ... In the unified plane of consciousness, there are no opposites. Yet it is not the kind of good or the kind of right or the kind of life that comprises but one of the opposites of the dualistic planes. It transcends it and is of a completely different nature.

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Pgl 132: The Function of the Ego

Referencing Pgl 152: Ego and Universal Power

The Pathwork lectures suggest that we need a strong, well-functioning Ego to support our spiritual tasks, since our incarnatory task may differ sharply from our earthly circumstances and stories (pgl 216). A healthy Ego chooses to accept life and chooses to want to understand itself. A weak Ego tends to rely upon others and often takes on their point of view; overblown Egos prevent us from finding our way to the Real Self, by holding onto a social or material identity. A film that works uniquely with Ego is Castaway (2001, with Tom Hanks), in part because the main character is tested through solitude, losing connection with all the external elements of his life that provided his sense of self.

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Pgl 84: Love, Power and Serenity as Divine Attributes and as Distortions
There are a number of Pathwork Guide Lectures on the gifts and difficulties of three main personality types, known in shorthand as Reason, Will and Emotion. Pgl 43 introduces the characteristics of these styles of perception and interaction. Lecture 84 looks at how we may hide from our own divinity by distorting the positive spiritual qualities of the different personality types. Love, Power and Serenity -- in their distortion -- can be used to defend against being vulnerable.

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Pgl 248: The Three Principles of Evil

A continuation of triad concepts based upon Personality Types (pgl 43). The qualities of Reason, Will and Emotion are explored in both their smallest and greatest distortions of Materialism, Separation and Half-Truths. The concept of materialism can be hard to grasp, it is sometimes easier to see it in terms of a Reason type needing to see some form of manifested evidence - proof of some kind. It's useful to practice our understanding of concepts by noticing them in film, story, and current events.

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Pgl 161 & PC10: Spiritual Law
Spiritual Law, like forces of nature (such as gravity), is impersonal, constant, and perfect - concepts that we may not be used to. We experience authority and justice through the lens of Human Law, which is seldom free of agenda, ideology, and distortion. This can encourage attitudes of rebellion and resentment, along with a fear of being judged. While we can also become invested in creating change, this positive intention can disguise (and encourage) resistance to authority.

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Pgl 180: The Spiritual Meaning of Relationship
"Relationship represents the greatest challenge for the individual, for it is only in relationship to others that unresolved problems still existing within the individual psyche are affected and activated."

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Pgl 73: The Compulsion to Overcome and Recreate Childhood Hurts

This is a key Pathwork concept, that unresolved conflicts from our childhood compel us on a mostly unconscious level to find similar interpersonal situations, so that we can 'finally' resolve both the pain that we experienced AND the pain we saw inflicted on others. While it is common for this to occur in our primary intimate relationships, we may also experience it among our friends, in the workplace, and whenever we deal with authority figures.

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Pgls 132 & 185: Abundance and Acceptance; Mutuality
Abundance is an attitude, a state of mind. Like attracts like. 'Poverty consciousness' describes how we can unconsciously contribute energy to and magnetize to us the very things we fear. The Pathwork Process focuses upon finding where we unconsciously believe what fear tells us even though we consciously reject it.

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Pgl 72: Fear of Loving; Three Aspects that Prevent Man from Loving
Explore the intricate push-pull of human nature, where you may resist opening to love. "Love is the one and only power. With it you are mighty, you are strong, you are safe. Without it you are poor, you are separate, you are in seclusion and in fear. But this knowledge cannot really help you unless and until you discover where, deep inside yourself, you cannot love; you do not want to love; and you do not know why this resistance to love exists."

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Pgl 160: Conciliation of Inner Split

This is a powerful lecture about cultivatingthe emotional maturity that needed in order to support accelerated spiritual development. Study materials include an example of a vicious circle (described in pgl 159) that develops when we try too hard to resolve dualities. "A very deliberate and yet relaxed attempt must be made to feel the underlying causes of the outer results in your life. " Our human lives reflect our spiritual reality -- how can we see the connection between the two? Explore how the tension between our positive intent and fear, which tries to hide or distort spiritual reality.

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Pgl 109: Restitution for Real Guilt
Themes of justice, self-responsibility, and spiritual law seem to be of great interest. Where are our mutual obligations? What does caring for our brothers and sisters look like? What about me? Study materials include PC10, a one-page digest of Spiritual Principles based upon pgl 171 (delivered by the first Helpership class, not the Guide) and a version of the 12 Step program based on Emmanual's statements that the only addiction on the planet is Fear. False, exaggerated guilt is often used to distract us from the truth. 'Self-respect and self-assurance can only exist if you do not hide from your impaired integrity." We also need to consider what restitution might look like, especially if time has passed.

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Pgls 85 & 86: Self-Preservation and Procreation as Instincts in Conflict and in Distortion
These are my two favorite lectures. They are relatively unknown, not easy to teach or set into charts. Yet these were the keys that unlocked my understanding of Unity and Duality, the Idealized Self Image / Mask, Vicious Circles, Lower Self – just about every major Pathwork concept.
Robert Fulghum wrote this formula for self-growth based upon our instinctive verbal cues: Uh-huh + Oh-wow + Uh-oh + Oh, God = Ah-hah! Everyone has their own Ah-hah! moment when a major life component suddenly becomes clear. The Ah-hah! is the goal, rather than how we get there.

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