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When one falls under the dominion of these spirits, the ego is so completely filled with itself that it can no longer see things outside itself in their proper relation, and finally the person falls into a state in which his body is influenced, and his brain is destroyed. But if he reacts against these forces, tries to understand that everything is only imagination, [if he believes] that he can help others and so on, if he tries much more to divert his energies from this activity of love and to suppress every desire for progress within himself, trusting that the right maturity will come at the right time: then these spirits act as healing forces and bring us step by step closer to the light. 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