(Note to Reader. The Hermetic tradition holds that the Ego is an imperishable spark of the Supreme Intelligence, Deity - a potentiality that lies behind the soul, that energizes the soul to move ever on collecting experiences.)

"The Ego is malleable. It adapts itself to the requirement of every form of life through which the soul in its journey passes."

(Note to Reader. The Hermetic tradition holds that the soul has evolved by developing the level of consciousness required to attract ever more complex forms. The human soul through its experiences gained in the mineral, vegetable and animal realms, has acquired the ability to attract the highest physical form - the self-conscious human.)

"The Ego is ductile. Its rays reach out to energize the soul wherever the soul may sojourn."

"It is not tarnished by contact with external life, nor does it deteriorate when exposed to the acids of criticism, or the fires of affliction."

The malleable Ego is the human's most precious possession. It is the standard likewise, of the value of human life, for in so much as the Ego expresses itself through the character, the noble qualities are made manifest and the human attains true greatness."

The Ego. The spiritual gold. A spiritual potency that supplies energy to the soul, just as the Sun supplies light to the Moon.