Ego Authority

Decisions made from willpower and genuine want. The question is not what is wise, it is what you actually have the will to commit to.

How to use it

  • Ego authority runs on the Heart centre, which supplies willpower in bursts. The honest question is whether you want it, and whether you have the will to see it through.
  • This sounds selfish and is not. A commitment made without the will behind it fails, and the failure costs everybody more than the refusal would have.
  • Listening for what you say out loud helps here, because the Heart tends to speak before it is asked.

Common mistakes

  • Committing from obligation rather than want
  • Treating self-interest as a moral failing rather than the mechanism
  • Overriding a clear lack of desire with reasoning about what is sensible

The practice

Ask what you actually want, out loud, and listen to the first answer. If the will is not there, the answer is no regardless of how good the argument is.

Questions

Is Ego authority selfish?

It is self-referential by design rather than selfish. A commitment made without genuine will behind it does not hold, so checking for the will first protects everybody involved.