I am very spiritual, write often on the topic, and am anti new age BS. "I am sick and tired of this nonsense about “ego death.” Greg’s experiences are very much imprinted upon the soul of Marcus. We are the same being.

The ego does not die. It evolves. I evolve. I integrate and align...There are a yin and yang to life’s purpose. There are human wants and soul wants. Life will be harmonious when those two are aligned. Life’s purpose is to learn, and one aspect is learning how to satisfy the human wants while not offending the soul’s spirituality. That is alignment."https://medium.com/mystic-minds/spiritual-awakening-followed-by-integration-and-alignment-9d4595be7dc6. Unchecked ego is toxic masculinity. Soul without any ego is toxic femininity.