Do You Have A Spiritual Ego? Here’s How To Tame It

Along my journey of spiritual growth, it would be a lie to say I didn’t grapple with my ego at times. Instead of being integral to my higher self, I found myself getting a high from feeling superior.

The issue is that the further I walked along my spiritual journey, the more ammunition my ego had to come from a position of superiority. Why? Because a part of me wanted to prove that I was doing the whole spirituality thing right.

It’s a paradox.

Traveling the world for many years helped me develop new perspectives, belief systems, and understandings, but it also gave me something to boast about. Working with shamanic traditions has taught me a lot about healing, yet it made me feel validated.

The truth is that I felt insecure and needed to hold onto the illusion of importance. I realized that my search for answers wasn’t actually about finding them. It was fueled by the desire to separate myself from the ordinary folk.

Inevitably, the universe gave me some big lessons in humility, and to this day I still hold those values closely because the ego is a tricky one. A spiritual ego will kick in sometimes when you’re on a spiritual path, but this greater awareness can help you recognize when it does.

Some of the biggest challenges we face along our spiritual journeys aren’t our situations. It’s acknowledging the shadow that is born from neglect. True spiritual growth is crafted with humility. Only by…