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This article was nominated for deletion on November 16, 2006. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

Don't kill it straightaway. Page Egregore does actually contain some useful ideas. Consider merging it with Thought_forms. The content of pages Meme and Memetic_engineering are also highly relevant. Be aware that the whole topic is a contentious one. One person's egregore may be another person's God (or Devil.) -- 10:47, 25 November 2006 Quacksalber

I completely fail to see the reason why this page should be deleted. Perhaps, an explanation is in order why this page is up for deletion? -- 14:25, 27 November 2006 Linden16

Why on earth should the page be deleted? I was looking for some information on the etymology and meaning of the word and found it. Still, I hope the article will be continued and complemented. For example, I think Blavatsky has also used the word.

(This is a new submission... the previous para is unsigned) In the discussion on Thought_form (q.v) I tentatively suggest both it and Egregore are merged and restructured. I also provide a ref to the Farrars [ISBN 0919345921] whose use of the word "thought-form" closely follows Egregore. Quacksalber 00:40, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

I have included a link to a new page Thought-form which I have originated. I am unhappy about having to do this and invite comments. Quacksalber 03:33, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What is an Egregore?

I was taught that an Ergregor, or aergregor (my teacher wasn't sure how to spell it, but put that extra 'r' sound in it), was an entity that forms from groups. Think of a tribal spirit, which protects the tribe and individual members. This is an entity that is not really spirit, but rather an astral entity that has no spiritual element. Or think of a corporate personality, which results from its ergregor (egregore).

An ergregor develops attributes of agression and self preservation. You see, it is not exactly correct to call it a thought form.

As an example of group self preservation interests, see how in most states the massage board has tried to deny people the right to practice Reiki, unless they are licensed massage therapists, though Reiki in itself does not involve massage, and requires no knowledge of it.

As the group becomes larger, the ergregor (egregore) cares more about itself than about the individuals comprising the group. The American Medical Association will ostracize a member which does not fall in line with their current paradigm, like Dr. Atkins, a cardiologist, successfully used low carbohydrate diets to help his patients who had diabetes and obesity. He's been called a quack, his diet has been morphed into diets of other names and sold by people who deny that similarity, the media has shown families eating nothing but huge plates of meat, and mendaciously called it the Atkins diet.

Ben Stein's movie, "Expelled", describes the academic restrictions on free thought by academic ergregors.

If you develop an understanding of the ergregor / egregore concept, you will find that it helps you understand both individual and group behaviors, and you can learn how to deal with them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Insavannah (talk • contribs) 12:20, 12 April 2008 (UTC)