May 12, 2025

I am frustrated and fascinated by how my ego, my false self,is dealing with the major transitions I am facing right now in my life. I am continuingto learn, through a translation of the Psalms by Nan Merrill, through MichaelSinger, and many other spiritual and psychological teachers, that when the egois uncomfortable, it builds walls of illusion. The ego is driven strictly by fearof not being ok, not being in control, loved, or safe, so it builds stories ofhow it can be okay. We build a house of illusions, and, as Michael Singerstates, it’s a house of horrors.

Today we will hopefully experience a moment where our trueselves can be at peace and commune with God, with love. Then we will see whathappens as we allow a thought or fear to surface, and how we end up back in ourhouse of illusions once again. We will settle and let go so that we can takethis thought or fear back out of the house and into the open air.

For our listening portion today, I pulled together a few phrasesfrom various Psalms as translated by Nan Merrill in the book, Psalms forPraying,

“Distracted by greed and arrogance

we do not hear the Beloved’s Voice

whispering in the silence:

‘Awaken all of you living in darkness!

We are all One in Love Consciousness.

You live in my Heart even as I dwell in yours.’”– Psalm 2

“Now, I shall forgive all illusions that my ego tries tobuild.”

“Rise up, Love! Set me Free!”- Psalm 3The Michael Singer podcast I quote: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qqZhl8ALcFVdpxLDctIFP

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Episode 145: The House of Illusions We Build