Hidden Wisdom
Initiating Truth-Seekers in the Mysteries, gently guiding them toward a lived experience of the Divine that awakens and transforms faith - without dismantling family or community.
Hidden Wisdom is a podcast for seekers who sense there’s more to faith than meets the eye. Drawing from LDS teachings, Christian mysticism, and universal esoteric principles, Hidden Wisdom bridges the worlds of religion and spirituality, inviting listeners to rediscover the sacred language of symbol and integrate the divine masculine and divine feminine within.
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Hidden Wisdom is hosted by Meghan Farner, mentor and author of “Consider Yourself as Eve: A Guide to Spiritual Development for Women (and the Men Who Love Them.)
Learn more at meghanfarner.com
Hidden Wisdom
The "Spiritual" Natural Man: Subtle Ways Ego Hides in Religion
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In this short episode of Hidden Wisdom, Meghan unpacks the subtle ways spiritual ego shows up in religion and personal practice. From ranking spiritual experiences to relying on titles or callings for worth, learn how to spot false identity in your faith journey and instead cultivate humility, courage, and authentic connection with God.
Timestamps & Key Discussion Points
- 00:00 – 01:11 | Why this is a mini-episode: sensitivity around ego and why it resists being seen
- 01:11 – 02:17 | Introducing the concept of spiritual ego and its impact on true identity
- 03:15 – 04:38 | How ego can derive from spiritual or religious identity, individually and collectively
- 04:52 – 06:39 | Manifestation #1: Ranking religions, dogmatism, and apologetic defensiveness
- 06:39 – 07:37 | Manifestation #2: Comparing spiritual experiences, judgment, and superiority
- 07:55 – 09:04 | Manifestation #3: Pressures of conformity and the need for uniformity in belief
- 09:04 – 10:20 | Manifestation #4: Criticism, complaining, and reacting from ego when threatened
- 10:20 – 12:47 | Manifestation #5: “All head, no heart” spirituality, bypassing, and hypocrisy
- 13:14 – 15:25 | Manifestation #6: Elevating leaders or positions as inherently closer to God
- 15:54 – 16:51 | Owning personal patterns of spiritual ego without condemnation
- 16:51 – 17:05 | Healing the natural man through awareness, yielding, and communion with God
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Hidden Wisdom initiates truth-seekers into the Mysteries, guiding listeners toward a lived experience of the Divine that awakens and transforms faith—without dismantling family or community.
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