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As reactions are experienced and stored in the mind (a “vibrational record” as it were), behavioral patterns emerge. The entity encounters a clash with its environment, which is recorded in the mind, and the structure evolves capacities for overcoming that clash. Thus more and more complex life forms evolve. The sense of existence emerges in the unit mind, and throughout successive generations the entity develops a more complex nervous and glandular system to control the more highly developed body.

Eventually, from the sense of existence, the ego or the feeling “I act” emerges. The wavelength of the mind becomes more subtle, and ego is formed from a portion of ectoplasm. At this stage, the ego has two functions: determination — or will — and translation into action. Living beings with only mind-stuff act only on mechanical impulses; those with ego as well can make limited decisions about their actions. For example, a worm confronted with a stimulus such as fire can only contract instinctively. An ape, however, when attacked, may either fight or flee. This is due to the more highly developed glandular system and the corresponding development of ego.