Here is an overview of the seven roles along with the approach each one takes and the limitations the ego may experience through lack of awareness. As we advance on the spiritual path, we are less influenced by these limitations and freer to experience the soul s joyful experience of our essential nature through the role. Server s experience life by giving of themselves in the assistance of others. The ego s main limitation, which needs to be transcended to fulfill the soul s true purpose, is bondage. As a note, servers by nature usually avoid the limelight or readily share it with others, so they do not take on public roles as frequently as some of the other roles.
Priests strive toward the highest good and inspire others.
The ego s main limitation is being overzealous. Artisans create, inventing new ways of seeing, doing, and feeling. Here, the ego s main limitation is delusion and self-deception. Sages experience life by expressing themselves and sharing information. This includes expressing the soul s joy through playfulness and having fun.