The Soul
There is an area of our consciousness that speaks a language other than words. An area that receives and transmits information in the form of emotions. There are certainly many words to describe this part of our being, but the term “soul” ultimately seems appropriate. When our consciousness is in the perspective of our own soul, we feel more empathy and joy, as long as circumstances allow. Our thoughts are more emotional and humble than when we act from the ego. The soul longs for peace and harmony and wants to live in harmony with itself and its surroundings as much as possible. The soul is the good-natured part of us that can actually “feel” the suffering of others and makes it its mission to alleviate suffering in the world.
The soul works as our conscience, tormenting us with feelings of guilt when we have behaved wrongly. It keeps us on the “right” path by sending us admonishing and encouraging impulses. The soul stands a little above worldly things and is more concerned with the affairs of our own mental health. In doing so, it often tries to direct our consciousness to a specific concern with admonishing impulses. We then perceive this as a “gut feeling,” for example.
Most of the “internal” conversations that take place in our heads occur between our soul and our ego. The ego tries to put worldly needs and personal gain at the forefront. The soul, on the other hand, insists on doing what is morally right. It seeks the path that causes the least suffering and leads to the most positive outcome overall.
Unfortunately, these two parts of our personality often compete with each other. The image of the angel and the devil sitting on either shoulder, advising us on the decisions we make in life, is quite fitting. Like the metaphorical advisors on our shoulders, our soul and our ego sometimes engage in lengthy discussions that can sometimes go on for days. Such discussions usually revolve around the question of whether one should decide to do what is “morally right,” even though it brings no worldly advantage, or whether one should decide to do what is morally wrong because it improves one’s personal position on the worldly level. The example of the angel and the devil is actually well chosen, because the devil symbolizes wrongdoing, lies, and ultimately evil.
In this role, he makes use of the human impulses of greed, envy, and jealousy to bring out precisely these behaviors in people. Opposite him is the little angel, who symbolizes the divine impulse to do the right thing.
However, I do not mean to say that our soul is an angel. Our soul is merely the part of our human existence that can receive, among other things, those forms of energy that some of us would probably describe as angels. It is the part of us that is responsible for emotions and feelings and gives us access to the feelings and emotions of other people. We call this ability empathy, and it allows us to share feelings with other people in order to process them together. The ability of humans to process feelings together and to use the power gained from this collectively tends to make humans powerful social beings.
Unfortunately, however, the soul is often systematically boycotted and its functioning is significantly disrupted by almost universal indoctrination. The ability to receive information from other levels of consciousness is deliberately hindered in order to keep people away from their true purpose and prevent global communication on a soul level. This is achieved through the deliberate manipulation of the ego, which is repeatedly provoked to disregard the needs of the soul and ultimately to override the impulse of empathy. To this end, artificial needs are created that suggest to the human ego that it does not possess enough and is in constant danger of being taken advantage of by others.
Unfortunately, these artificially created feelings are very effective and can be reinforced through regular repetition. This repetition usually takes place via television. However, all other forms of media are also used to trigger people’s egos so that they prevail over their souls. All media that pursue a commercial goal ultimately lead to a manipulation of human perception because they suggest false emotions and needs to the ego.
In general, this can be described as advertising. However, advertising today is so complex and, in some cases, multi-layered that many people no longer recognize it as advertising, making the manipulation all the more effective.
However, there is also advertising that is aimed at directly manipulating the soul.
This type of advertising is usually presented by its creators as “news” and suggests neutral reporting on various global issues. In reality, however, it is hidden advertising for a specific narrative. Often, it does not appeal to the human ego, but rather evokes emotions that elicit a deep response in people’s souls. The content of the reports reproduced can be completely fabricated and untrue, as long as the images are convincing and frightening enough. This is because, in the face of too much suffering and injustice, one’s own consciousness is often overwhelmed and the ability to think rationally is severely limited. Instead, one instinctively seeks out the greatest rising force that can counter this advancing danger. So we subscribe to a narrative that suggests protection from an approaching danger. Our own soul is so shaken by the artificial images of horror that it is often unable to recognize the difference between true and false.
The soul and the ego are thus under constant external influence and are incessantly played off against each other in order to trigger an inner conflict in people, which leads to a limited perception of their surroundings.
So, a very important question is where the soul normally obtains its information. If we assume that the soul is deliberately deprived of its ability to distinguish good from evil, we may ask ourselves whether the soul possesses this ability if we completely withdraw from worldly indoctrination. Where does the impulse to do the right thing come from? Can every impulse be attributed to a personal need, or are there impulses that transcend worldly consciousness?