Alan Watts on Higher self.

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An interesting point to add to this line of thinking is that in Qabalah, you have the level of Tiphareth, Geburah and Chesed as related to different grades of consciousness of the adept, with the holy guardian angel or higher self as corresponding to Tiphareth. Above that level of the Rauch we see the Abyss and the non Sephiroth Daath crossing over into the Neshamah of Binah, at which point all that is reflected below the abyss is let go of, including the higher self. This is interesting because the level of the tree at Binah and Chockmah relates to the head and the indigo ray or ajna chakra. Qabalistically speaking one becomes the higher self at this point and in doing so does not bring about the dualistic conditions for a separate lower or higher self. Basically we need to develop and work with our higher selves until the point we can become the higher self and in doing so, being the true self dissolves the illusionary emanations below the abyss.