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Now. We have fear and rage on the part of the girl, for despite the children she is yet a girl, and a very nice one. However the relationship between her own parents has been destructive. The father has wanted domination, and to some extent has forced his wife into a position of dominance which she strongly resents. Because of this she lashes out at her husband. I am speaking now, you understand, of the parents of Philip's wife.

Now, the girl respects Philip because he will not be dominated. On the other hand the woman image that she understands, because of her mother, is a dominating woman image. To her she fails as a female if she cannot hold him in line. At the same time her personality is far different than her mother’s, and less focused.

Also she loves Philip, and would not consciously want to dominate him if she could. He senses this subconscious need of hers however to hold him, and resents it vigorously. She attempts to dominate him in her own way, and on a subconscious basis, and it is indeed by appealing to him through helplessness. At the same time she does not want him to give in to her.

She tries to dominate in more feminine ways. Her mother’s domination had more masculine aspects. We will have more to say concerning this, and I hope some helpful comments after our other material....

Dominance and submission have often been used in religious literature in periods when love and devotion were separated from sexuality. [...] Instead, the words “domination” and “submission” have to do with areas of consciousness and its development. Because of interpretations mentioned earlier in this book, you adopted a prominent line of consciousness that to a certain extent was bent upon dominating nature. [...]

[...] The sexual ideas of domination and submission have no part in the natural life of your species, or that of the animals. [...]

[...] In such a way, religion, echoing your state of consciousness, was able to harness the powers of love and use them for purposes of domination. [...]

[...] When you consider that in sleep the ego is not dominant, then it should not seem strange to you that it is not dominant after death.

In my communications to you, I speak as my whole self, and not on the part of any one of the egos which have been dominant in other existences. If I had known either of you as contemporaries within your physical time in your present existence, then after death I would have assumed, once again, the dominant ego by which you had known me. [...]

When these circumstances no longer exist, then other layers of the self take over the dominant position, and the personality realigns its psychological components. [...]

[...] The ego represents merely any given pattern of characteristics, psychological characteristics, that happen to be dominant at any given time. [...]

The beneficial or detrimental effect of the emergence of secondary personalities must and may be judged by its effect for good or bad on the dominant personality, for in your existence the dominant personality is necessary and must be maintained in an authoritative position, to deal with the physical world.

This phenomena is more common however than you would suppose, though unfortunately in many cases the secondary personality gives personification to buried fears and fantasies that are unhealthy to the dominant personality. Not only this, but because they are released by a psychic earthquake they emerge forcibly and sometimes with more vigor than the present personality can handle, so that they are in a position to dictate terms to the dominant personality.

The secondary personalities in such cases are, you see, of a whole, composed of powerful unified subconscious forces long denied outlet where the dominant personality, or the personality so far dominant, has long been holding the fort, and is set upon by those diverse divisions imposed upon it by society and environment.

Such secondary personalities in many cases will often mask themselves by adopting for a while moral postures in keeping with those of the dominant personality; but these will be soon discarded as the secondary personality further insinuates itself.

Now, the ego, the dominant ego, does indeed affect the inner identity, and changes it even as it affects and changes the dominant ego. [...]

[...] You have various dominant egos, all part of an inner identity, dominant in various existences. [...]

It is interesting to note also that these personalities did alternate, and all were in existence at once, so to speak, even though only one was dominant at a given time. In the same way all so-called past personalities are present in your now, but not dominant. [...]

(During break I wondered aloud if there was much similarity between the various manifestations of the Eve egos, and the relationship between Jane and Seth, particularly when Seth was temporarily dominant.

[...] The father has wanted domination, and to some extent has forced his wife into a position of dominance which she strongly resents. [...]

Now, the girl respects Philip because he will not be dominated. On the other hand the woman image that she understands, because of her mother, is a dominating woman image. [...]

Also she loves Philip, and would not consciously want to dominate him if she could. [...] She attempts to dominate him in her own way, and on a subconscious basis, and it is indeed by appealing to him through helplessness. [...]

She tries to dominate in more feminine ways. Her mother’s domination had more masculine aspects. [...]

[...] The dominant personality can be likened on your plane to the dominant entity. [...]

The entity never dominates or tries to dominate a previous personality. [...]

[...] As for the writing, it was by an (pause) unorganized, unformed, possible personality of Ruburt’s that merely took this opportunity to show itself and supersede a strong hand which has always dominated it.

[...] Even your psychologists know that the schizoid is at least temporarily two personalities, a primary or dominant personality and an inferior one.

If both beliefs are equally dominant and vital, then the situation becomes quite serious. [...] If such a person begins to succeed, then he or she is forcibly reminded of the equally dominant need for lack of success — for again, the person believes that self-expression is necessary and desirable while also being highly dangerous, and thus to be avoided.

These portions operate almost like a secondary personality, sometimes in actual conflict with the dominant one. Finally, you see, cases develop where the dominant personality is not in control of the physical image at all. [...]

[...] The destructive tendencies are collected about a particularly emotionally-charged group of reactions, and cut off from the dominant personality.

[...] They conceive of the psychological structure as a gestalt, dominated by the ego, formed by various needs and potentialities. When the dominating ego relaxes its control for any reason or becomes weakened, then according to their concept any one of the subsidiary groups may take over.

[...] In some cases this may cause inconvenience and considerable psychological difficulties, but when such an instance occurs it is because the ego structure that is being deposed was not carrying out the main aims or goals of the identity which originally gave it that envied position of dominance.

These potential egos at one time or another will have their chance, as dominant egos, in this existence or in another reincarnation. [...]

I did not say “dominant” nor did I imply a relationship of dominancy in those terms. [...] This does not, therefore, imply a position of dominancy. [...]

([Brad:] “Could a new relationship with her exist with me as the dominant?”)

[...] If I read your inner intent correctly however, your prophet will dominate the background, and seem almost to come out of it. [...]

[...] You want the force that feels the form and so the figure must indeed dominate the painting, as the force within must fill and move within the figure itself. [...]

For now the figure rises from the background and dominates it, is thrust forward and you catch it; but may it not also once more return to that background in the instant that you turn away, and emerge anew. [...]

Actually, the dominant personality, in your terms, can be compared to the dominant entity. [...]

As for the writing, it was by an unorganized, unformed, possible personality of Ruburt’s that merely took the opportunity to show itself and supercede the strong hand that has always dominated it. [...]

[...] Instead, the dissociated part of the personality dons another personality and battles with the dominant one for control. [...]

[...] The entity never dominates a previous personality. [...]

[...] I did ask Jane if she was aware of how a person could use a chronic illness to dominate another, to forestall rejection, and so forth, and she said she did. [...]

[...] To me, I said, the sinful self is more active and domineering than ever before, and after all we thought we’d learned over the years. [...]

[...] To me, her opacity toward her fantastic abuse of her own body speaks loudly and clearly of the dominance of the sinful self—the willingness to use the body for its own ends, regardless of the consequences, even if those consequences ultimately are self-defeating.)

[...] If it were understood that the areas of the subconscious are indeed populated by many and various subpersonalities, then they would not wonder that the human body is sometimes so besieged with ailments, or that the dominant personality so often appears in contradictory terms.

[...] Any of these subconscious personalities could have learned in some fashion to cope with the outside world as well as the present dominant ego, but for various reasons of inner development they could not be so trusted.

[...] When the outer ego is narrow, and poorly represents these subdominant personalities then they rise up in arms, and when conditions are favorable attempt to express themselves through a momentary weakness on the part of the dominant ego. [...]

[...] It is ridiculous to call one side or the other of the brain dominant, for the full richness of the entire earth experience requires utilization of both halves, as does dreaming.

[...] While the neural connections are specific, and while learned biological behavior dominates basically, the portions of the brain are innately inter-changeable, for they are directed by the mind’s action.

[...] Certain portions of the brain seem dominant only because of those neural habits that are adopted in any given civilization or time. [...]

[...] Much of this stems from the young psychologist’s remark, as interpreted by Ruburt, that he was using psychic phenomena to dominate you.

[...] No one will say that he is the most dominant, or accuse him of this if he so obviously needs your assistance, walks behind you. [...]

You are not to dominate the planet. You are not to dominate the species upon the planet. [...] You were not set in domination over the animals. [...]

[...] You brought it upon yourselves so that you would realize despite all your stories (shouts really loud!) that you have not been given domination. [...]

[...] There are electrical fields of actuality which are fields in which the dominating data is electrical, in the same manner that the dominating force or data within your plane is material.

The seeming dominance of the male in earthkind is merely because the aggressiveness of male personalities makes itself known quicker, and often with a vehemence. [...]

[...] Your friend however really would have intruded, in a bumbling but quite domineering manner, had I so allowed him. [...]

[...] Consciously he had no intention of trying to dominate the session, but underneath he really wanted so much, and I don’t know him very well. [...]