9 - The Seeker

Conservation Instinct · Domain of Spirituality

The Conservation Instinct's fundamental concern is the question of being, expressed as "How am I?" - a preoccupation with Feelings of like or dislike rooted in the abdominal center. The three Fixations of the Being Group approach reality from this perspective, manifesting in patterns connected to the child's history with the mother. The Seeker is fixated in the Spiritual Domain and represents the central point where the Conservation Instinct becomes most acutely affected. A perceived trauma of maternal abandonment produces the deepest lack of true being, manifesting as profound worthlessness and skepticism while simultaneously propelling a constant spiritual search for the "Truth as such." This fixation obscures the Divine Principle of All-Consciousness, creating both spiritual yearning and existential doubt.

Initial Trauma
The initial trauma is a projection of being abandoned or not receiving care and attention from a disinterested mother. This produces an intense lack of being, manifesting as Feelings of intense worthlessness and low self-esteem. Since maternal care in the relative world appears to have failed, Seekers become fixated with searching for the disinterested mother, which can only be realized by transcending the ego-personality. This lack propels them into spiritual seeking, trying to find the attention of the Divine Ultimate Mother.

Ego-Projections

• Idealized Self: See themselves as dedicated, kind, attentive to others, goodhearted, with a joyful and humorous attitude.

• Projected Reality: Recognizable by ego-projections of skepticism and doubt, gullibility and aloofness, with inclinations toward idleness and sensuality.

Ego-Position
Self-pity, with a constant string of complaints. Their projection of being abandoned, overlooked and unappreciated makes them feel sorry for themselves. They feel resigned to destiny and disappointed.

Domain
The Domain of Spirituality. This includes places of worship, spiritual organizations, gatherings, and anything transcendental, religious, mystical, magical, or diabolical.

Dichotomy
The two poles of the ego in this Domain:

• Gullible Ego: Needs to believe in themselves or someone else, a natural follower, always rationalizing beliefs. The believer, overly religious, a zealot, easy to deceive, never questions.

• Skeptical Ego: Worldly, mistrustful, doubting, prone to tantrums, and cleverly calculating.

• Corrective Purpose: To find a middle ground between blind faith and corrosive doubt.

Seekers swing between these extremes.

Ego-Balancers

• For the Gullible side: Maturity (to develop discernment and critical thinking).

• For the Skeptical side: Realistic (to ground doubt in facts and openness to genuine experience).

Ego-Insecurity

Prejudices. The ego-insecurity produced by their Dichotomy of gullible belief versus skeptical doubt manifests as deep-seated Prejudices, mainly of a sexual and spiritual nature, which cloud their judgment and seeking.

Main Characteristic

Indolence. Their main characteristic is Indolence. Because of this spiritual and emotional laziness, they are not inclined to discover their internal Spiritual Self and therefore fail to attain their Higher Self, remaining passive in their search.

Analysis Across the Five Centers of Attention

1. Sexual Drive: Manifests as devotional sex because they idealize their own sexuality. They either attach spiritual meaning to relations, or with equal ease throw themselves into unlimited concupiscence.

2. Motivational: Due to their lack of being, they cannot motivate themselves and need a set of beliefs to stabilize and orient themselves. They rationalize their beliefs and try to impose them on others, but tend to be neglectful and indolent about spiritual practice. They can become natural devotees. From Feelings of not being appreciated, they can also develop a strong will and become authoritarian.

3. Behavioral: Behave as if they give little importance to themselves, and tend to become sarcastic. One side: uncongenial, egotistical, haughty. Other side: patient, soft-mannered, pleasant.

4. Cognitive: Can be dedicated workers, governed by an insatiable curiosity that makes them work in different areas successfully; but constant disorientation also makes them slothful, and they can easily become demoralized and disinterested.

5. Individuation: Guided by attaining experience and Knowledge of the State of real Being and Self-realization. Their superego is in the Spiritual Pole with values for acquiring true Knowledge as the main priority. It directs them to aspire to Self-realization and to become a master of Transcendentality.

Passion
Laziness. The sadness of being abandoned can develop into idleness and sloth, a lack of caring about the world and themselves. They set themselves apart and let things happen. Can become indolent and lazy about themselves even while engaging in major projects in service of others.

Immoral Force
Alienation. When disintegrated, this results from an inability to communicate with others because of Feelings of being abandoned by their mother. This separation makes them appear aloof and unconcerned for others.

Door of Compensation
When stressed, they compensate with Sensuality to relieve their depressed and sad existence. Sensuality is understood generally; they perform ordinary tasks with sensuality, worldliness and excellence.

Primary Defense Mechanism
Compensation. Feelings of subordination, frustration or failure in one field are compensated by achievement in another to reinforce self-esteem. (e.g., compensating for family inadequacies with outside friendships). They seek thrills and entertainment to feel compensated.

Secondary Defense Mechanism
Symbolization. Imposing artificial symbolism onto a set of realities. Events, persons and places acquire abstract symbolism as a defense for their alienation and lack of being. They turn unacceptable desires and inner conflicts into symbols to balance their inability to deal with ‘reality as such.’ Also the basis of dream formation.

Personality Disorder
Avoidant/Dependent Personality Disorder. Characterized by depression from not feeling appreciated. Timidity produces resistance to new friends and situations. They have the double characteristic of avoiding situations/people with shy behavior (making them lonesome), while also feeling dependent on the approval and support of others.

Trap
Their endless curiosity and search for Transcendentality becomes the Trap of Seeking that opens the possibility of finding a Spiritual Path to transcend their Fixation.

Virtue
Goodness. The internal psychic energy needed to master the will to accomplish a Spiritual Path successfully to attain the Witness and the Transcendental State. Enables them to go beyond self-pity of feeling abandoned. Vital for transcending their Fixation.

Ethical State
Unity. The Virtue of Goodness evolves into the Ethical State of Unity, guiding Seekers to attain Self-realization and Total Union with the Divine.

Way
Self-awareness. The Trap of Seeking, the energy of the Virtue of Goodness, and the Ethical orientation of Unity open the Way of Self-awareness. By this, Seekers find the State of Innate Awareness through Knowledge of Ultimate Reality, understanding the Source of their Being in the Transcendental Reality of the Spirit.

Divine Form (Mind Catalyzer)
Love. Involves acquiring the transcendental dimension of real Love to become unified with the higher State of the Divine. This attainment supports them to transcend their Fixation.

Divine Principles of Consciousness

The Virtue of Goodness and Ethical State of Unity open the Way of Self-awareness through the Form of Divine Love. This contains the orientation to discover its foundation and become totally realized in the Divine Principle of All-Consciousness, unifying all in the Reality of the Eternal Divine Mind into the Ethical State of Unity.

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