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What is the denial of anything, of any moment in life but an unseen agreement to live in servitude to one\u2019s lower self. This, and all degrees of unconscious resistance, represents a blind and immediate obedience to the parts of us that refuse to see themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is the denial of anything, of any moment in life but an unseen agreement to live in servitude to one\u2019s lower self. 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