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Gene Key 12

Vanity – Discrimination – Purity

The Shadow of Vanity – Vanity is when the love of one’s own uniqueness creates isolation or division with others. It is the separation from life that occurs when one identifies with the beauty or pain of their own individuality. Rooted in the longing to express one’s purest qualities to the world, Vanity is often reflected in the power of language and art. However, the shadow of Vanity is afraid of losing power through honest authenticity. Thus, Vanity pushes away the potential for love and intimacy by isolating from others through defensiveness or the thought of being different from everyone else. Sometimes, Vanity is expressed outwardly, through malice, or it is subtly hidden in the words one does not say. This elitist attitude may agree with someone outwardly, but inwardly judges the situation and chooses to remain detached from real intimacy. This type of vanity believes itself to be different from others, either by assuming oneself as unworthy and needing to be fake to fit in, or by assuming oneself as superior and thus subconsciously looks down on people with some form of pity or patronizing behavior. This is especially slippery in the “highly refined spiritual ego”, where one feels they are more pure than others because of the amount of “spiritual self-work” they have done. On the opposite spectrum, a malicious nature uses discrimination to hurt others. This type of Vanity uses the power of the voice and language to purposefully inflict pain, push people’s buttons, and create further division in an attempt to validate its own authority and perpetuate a specific selfish worldview.

The Gift of Discrimination – The gift of Discrimination is to know inherently what you love, what is authentic, and then channel this awareness into your life as art.Those carrying this gift wield exceptional talent in one area or another, and represent the great artists of their time. Discrimination takes the vain urge to be better than others as an opportunity to refine authentic expressions of creativity. These high standards become the ability to discriminate and critique art and expression, not as a form of malice or judgment, but as a radar for what is true. Discrimination is the ability to recognize the beauty of true expression, as well as see through falsehoods and concealed agendas. This gift dives into the drama of life without fear, allowing every experience to be expressed through authenticity and creativity. Instead of cutting down others with divisive words or actions, the gift of Discrimination inspires beauty and truth through honing one’s skillful means.

The Siddhi of Purity – Purity is the true nature of humanity, unblemished by the duality of the mind. Purity is the awakening of the Inner Beloved. This divine marriage of inner masculine and feminine energy is the expression of true love, purified of any external agendas. Purity sees all of life as reflections of the Higher Heart, experiencing the wondrous innocence of the child and the compassionate wisdom of the sage, expressed through the poetry of presence and the language of love.

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