Sacralization of the Self

PAPALINI VANINA

Encyclopedia of Latin American Religions

Springer

Lugar: Cham; Año: 2015; p. 1 - 6

The expression refers to a status reached by the individual in the New Age, based on which the individual is considered a source of authority and truth, maker of his or her destiny, and bearer of the divine spark. The notion of self comprehends the distinct dimensions of the individual (mind, emotions, body, and spirit) and conceives of the individual as a divinity-bearing totality; self-consciousness presupposes awareness in a spiritual sense that goes beyond the merely psychological: it integrates the individual with the universe. Divinity resides in each person as a reflection of the transcendence of the cosmos