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Vertical thinkers would tend to confine their social interactions to Identities they can relate and equalities of status, rather than similarities of experience. Horizontal thinkers may possess an attitude of social equality where differences result from varying experience and background. Horizontal thinkers might possess the capability of relating to anybody, based on commonalities of present circumstance and universal experience.
A further premise explored here is that when a singular Ego is the primary means of the interpretation of reality through the body, the natural spiritual inclination of the individual and culture is
Polytheism, and when Identities are the primary means of interpretation, the inclination is to religious Monotheism.
When the Ego is the primary Interpreter, the perspective is singular and individual. Because the Ego is Conservative, meaning in this case true-to-self, and where being someone else is considered a betrayal of the inherent natural characteristics, Identities as alternatives are called Vicarious. Vicarious Identities means identities outside the self that one identifies with, such as hero worship, father and mother figures and authority figures of various sorts. One emulates these personifications, but one does not confuse themselves with them.
There may be a very many of these Vicarious Identities. In the realm of
Spirituality these characters would take the form of spirits. A good example might be the Greek pantheon. Since alternative Identities are not incorporated into the individual psychology they are vicarious, and the natural inclination is to Polytheism, as alternative interpretation outside the individual's singular Ego self.
When the propensity is to use a Primary Identity, a conflict will ensue
between the Ego and Identity. This is especially true when the object of the Identity is Progressive, meaning a superior interpretation for purpose of supplanting an inferior Ego.
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