What is the Ego Personality Test (EPT)?
The Ego Personality Test was created to help us identify egoic blocks to elevated states of consciousness and provide a roadmap rooting the mind in loving awareness.
The EPT is the main - but not the only tool - in the first step of the Three-Step Method to Raising Consciousness that is used to develop insight into the structure of one’s ego.
The basic structure of the EPT is included below. [Note: The image below is NOT the EPT itself.]
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Note: the Ego Personality Test is not a measure of morality.
The philosophy in which the EPT was developed is that taking a non-judgmental stance towards self-realization is more compassionate, effective, and representative of the truth (i.e., of the non-dual nature of reality).
We all have a mix of egoic and higher consciousness ideals. Our aim is to surrender the egoic ideals we are willing to surrender & live in alignment with higher consciousness ideals to the degree we choose, for the benefit & welfare of all beings and all life everywhere.
Remember that nothing is inherently egoic (e.g., being young, wealthy, famous, etc.etc.). Something is only egoic insofar as an individual person relates to it in an egoic manner (e.g., idealizing thinness is only egoic insofar as a person fears they would be worthless if their body gained weight).
What Happens When Taking the Ego Personality Test (EPT)?
We tend to have emotional & defensive reactions when taking the Ego Personality Test (EPT). Breaking up with your ego is hard to do. And it is worth it. There is nothing more freeing & inherently fulfilling than living a life rooted in loving awareness.
While taking the EPT, feelings of guilt, pride, inferiority, superiority, etc. can arise. It’s all part of the process. None of it is based in reality. All of these emotions are tied to imperfect human judgment.
It is important in this work to cultivate the skill of recognizing judgment & human emotion, acknowledge them, and move into higher consciousness.
How Can I Get a Copy of the Ego Personality Test (EPT)?
Because we can have have egoic, emotional, and judgmental responses to taking the EPT, it is currently only available through individual coaching sessions, classes, and retreats conducted with Tara Deliberto, PhD. Reach out to Tara here: contact.
Note: The Conference for Consciousness and Human Evolution (TCCHE) is also in the process of editing a course on Raising Consciousness that includes the EPT. For updates on this course, visit the TCCHE site here: link.
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