Practical ApplicationMind/Body/SpiritIntermediate
Discipline of the Personality
The steady work of knowing, accepting, and balancing the self.
Advanced definition
An ongoing practice — usually named as a core requirement of adept work — of knowing the personality honestly, accepting what is found, and balancing what is unbalanced.
Healthy application
Small, daily, honest review beats dramatic occasional overhaul.
Misuse warning
Discipline confused with self-attack tends to drive distortion underground rather than heal it.
For reflection
"Which part of my personality am I currently unwilling to know honestly?"
Related terms
- Balancing of the Energy CentersDaily practice of clearing and harmonizing the rays from red through violet.
- Shadow WorkWorking with disowned or rejected aspects of the self.
- AdeptA seeker whose lower energies are stable enough to do reliable inner work.
- Magical PersonalityA deliberately constructed inner self for adept and ritual work.