“A second significant reason for insisting on this point is the subject of the egregores. What is an egregore? It is the psychic and astral entity of a group. All members of a group, a family, a club, a political party, a religion or even a country, are psychically included in the egregore of the organization to which they belong. Of course, each of us belongs to several egregores at once. Therefore, each individual who is involved in a group receives the influences of the egregores, that is the astral counterpart of the group, in his psyche. This process is unconscious. The resulting drawbacks are, first, some perturbating psychic influences in the majority of cases, and second, a restriction of inner freedom. It is impossible to free oneself from certain egregores, for example the egregores of the country you live in. However, we should free ourselves from all egregores which are not essential. An egregore actually grows by drawing support from the members which constitute it who, in turn, through their repeated actions vivify it, somehow helping it to maintain its power. For a beginner, this is where the danger lies, all the more because of the tendency of man to seek protection, the price of which is often a loss of freedom. We should emphasize here that the association the Philosophers of Nature does not perform any group ritual in order to reduce the influence of its egregore to a minimum.”

(E. E. Rehmus’ Magician’s Dictionary)

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Crrow777

There are a number of reasons why I do not join groups. My primary reason for opting out is that I value independent thought. Groups tend towards group-think, often holding ideas and values that members are expected to accept. This can include objectionable baggage. If a group you belong to gets into trouble, you too may find yourself suffering by association. Time and again I have watched the intended purpose of groups derailed. Once a group is formed, it exists as a target for adversaries and authority, making it an easy target to infiltrate or undermine. This is especially true online where trolls and censorship abound. But above all these issues is the little-known, thought-form-created, Egregore. Once you begin to comprehend what an Egregore is, you will almost certainly reconsider what you thought you knew about the social fabric of this world.

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666- The Egregore: We Whole Heartedly Gathered, and then there was One (Free)