General Discussion

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Gnosticism creates or imagines a 'demiurge' or imbalanced creator for the physical universe, and that the 'true god,' or Monad, the Absolute, is beyond this...

Urianism has always focused on the ideal of integrating the whole self, good and bad, light and dark, left and right, even the feminine and masculine... In a very Jungian fashion, in the frame of individuation. Shadow Work is the idea of integrating your hidden and repressed aspects of self into the greater part of your identity... making the parts you deny and don't want to see, visible. Ego-integration with the whole self, not dissolution.

The Monad vs. Demiurge disappears when you consider that God is Good - but that 'good' is defined by God, not by us. God as wholeness, balance, effectiveness, uniting all opposites within itself - the goal for which every Urian is supposed to strive (authenticity).

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Urianism has always emphasized the strengthening and integration of the identity, immortalization, ascension of the self as an authentic wholeness. Doing research, found that we were never alone in this ideal. We have opposed reincarnation as a soul-trap, perpetrated by evil entities/tricksters (archons).

Yes, several spiritual paths and philosophical frameworks reject the concept that the ultimate goal of spiritual life is to destroy, annihilate, or completely dissolve the individual ego. Instead, these approaches focus on integration, purification, or transformation of the ego, viewing it as a necessary tool for human experience and agency rather than a mere obstacle to be eliminated.

Here are the primary paths and frameworks that emphasize this perspective:

1. Integral Theory (Ken Wilber)

Integral spirituality rejects the notion that ego-annihilation is the goal. Instead, it posits that spiritual development requires transcending and including the self, rather than destroying it.

Focus: Processing shadows and developing a "healthy…