Self Hate; The Roots

"People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid their own soul", Carl Jung.

In society, we are bombarded with ideas and images that reinforce the concept of self hate. We are conditioned subliminally, as well as overtly to believe ourselves to be not enough. We are programmed to believe that out there somewhere, in the world of the material, our happiness exists. We are taught lies. We are taught fear. We are taught to be unconscious.

In us all lies the root of all chaos; the ego. The ego of man, is designed to keep us far from our truth. The ego is designed to keep us from seeing those things in us that are unacceptable. We drink, drug, lie, cheat, deceive, complain, and behave immorally while under the veil of the ego. The ego refuses to allow us to see our actions as ill as they are, and instead projects what it hates most about itself onto others. When chaos shows up, the ego strays far from the truth, and is engulfed by the distraction chaos creates.

LIke a screaming spoiled child who believes he has a right to scream when his demands are not met, the ego projects onto others the instability it feels within itself. The ego is insecure, and is designed to mask its own insecurities through projection. By labeling others with what it dislikes about itself, the ego gets to play in the field of denial, as his outer world crumbles under emotional mudslides.

The ego's blood is fear. Fearful that others may be more powerful, the ego designs illusions to disguise its insecurities.

The answer to this rampant psychological dilemma, is to learn to embrace the parts of ourselves we unconsciously avoid. It has been said, "If you bring forth that which is within you, that which is within you will save you. If you do not bring forth that which is within you, that which is within you will destroy you".

To disown any part of ourselves, is to step into the toxic pool that is self hate. When instead we accept our human condition, our short comings, and learn to embrace the parts of ourselves we have been taught to deny, the psyche is at long rest permitted to rest. The need to project our self hate out into the world ceases, and instead, we begin to project love.