{"id":249,"date":"2012-05-14T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T17:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/spiritjunkie\/?p=249"},"modified":"2012-05-15T15:08:58","modified_gmt":"2012-05-15T19:08:58","slug":"how-your-ego-makes-celebrities-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/spiritjunkie\/2012\/05\/how-your-ego-makes-celebrities-special.html","title":{"rendered":"How Your ego Makes Celebrities Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/spiritjunkie\/files\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-14-at-1.18.12-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-250\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/245\/2012\/05\/Screen-shot-2012-05-14-at-1.18.12-PM-300x37.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe ego loves to hook into gossip stories about celebrities we\u2019ve never even met. These false illusions make us perceive the celebrity as more special than we are. From <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Course_in_Miracles\">A Course in Miracles <\/a> perspective special aint so special at all. When we make an idol of someone we are perceiving them as separate. This separation is the opposite of a spiritual perspective and it weakens our faith in oneness. The ego&#8217;s special celebrity relationship totally flips us out creating a domino effect of negativity. In efforts to make ourselves feel better for not being as famous and cool we go into attack mode, judging someone we\u2019ve never even met. I know, it\u2019 sounds super trippy, but in some way we\u2019ve all been there. In this video I get honest about how my ego makes celebrities special and I offer spiritual solutions for releasing our special illusions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=b8_DPz5tVvA\">WATCH HERE. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ego loves to hook into gossip stories about celebrities we\u2019ve never even met. These false illusions make us perceive the celebrity as more special than we are. From A Course in Miracles perspective special aint so special at all. When we make an idol of someone we are perceiving them as separate. 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