Egregores: The Occult Entities That Watch Over Human Destiny - Mark Stavish 2018

Conclusion. Ideas and Their Consequences

Ideas and Their Consequences

In the end we can see that if the ancients are correct, then egregores are also living beings. An egregore has a body, a mind, and a purpose that sets it apart from other beings—including other egregores—and it has the power to act on all three levels: material, psychic (emotional), and mental (ideas). It feeds off the emotions of those who participate in it and fulfills certain expectations and desires of its creators and followers.

It is functionally irrelevant, except for academic definition, if an egregore is understood to exist only in the classical sense or if we can consider a thoughtform an egregore. It is also equally irrelevant if thoughtforms as actual psychic entities exist either—as modern media has demonstrated that ideas (or memes) are constructed with the intention of manipulating mass opinion and, thereby, public activities. The effectiveness of memes at becoming “alive” (i.e., “going viral”), even if for a short period of time, has been demonstrated. All mass media, advertising, marketing, the psychology of crowds, and even the often bantered-about idea of “archetypes” are operative expressions of the ideas and actions put forth in ancient and modern occultism regarding “egregores.”

We are surrounded by these creations, and we participate in their lives as they participate in ours. What matters is that we as individuals become aware of the fact that the daily information bombardment we are subject to is neither innocent nor without consequences. Each and every idea has a function and competes to a greater or lesser degree for our attention and, with it, for our life force and energies on all levels. To truly grasp the power of ideas we must stop thinking in terms of “good” and “evil.” Good and evil are simply constructs; they have no rooting in any singular, absolute, and universal doctrine or experience. This is terrifying to consider, but it is a reality known well by those who create egregores—be they channels of esoteric initiation or political memes. To extend this to its completeness we must accept that “there is no such thing as good or evil, only ideas and their consequences.”

Recognizing this reality is the first step in defeating it. Learning how to understand our own mind, the power of suggestion, and to consciously set goals and choose our own path—even if that means participating even temporarily in egregores that are healthy for us—are what allow us to become masters of our own lives and not pawns in the life of someone else.