apologising and empathy

[Namaste]

What about forgiveness of the self? How to forgive old stuff done during the auto-pilot mode when the Creator was hidden behind that thick veil? That's more difficult.

You answered your own question :¬)

You were a different person, spiritually, mentally and physically (literally, the way you think determines the neurological structure of your brain).

You can forgive yourself, just as easily as forgiving another self, for actions in the past. There is a simple test for this. Ask yourself this...

If the same situation arose again, right now, would I act differently?

If it's a yes, you've used the earlier catalyst, processed it, learned and grown from it. That learning tells you, beyond any doubt whatsoever, that you have changed for the better. You are a different person.

You can forgive the older self, it's not who you are now. Forgive, that 'other self', and live in the moment with love and integrity.