higher self

British

noun

a person's spiritual self, as the focus of many meditation techniques, as opposed to the physical body

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Another participant said she felt that her higher self had been with her all along, and was still with her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2023

And since my higher self knows this, I needed to keep numbing myself in a vicious circle to blot out this truth.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022

Your higher self always knows what you’re unconsciously saying.”

From Fox News • Aug. 20, 2020

Fishel says that kids who know more family stories grow up with higher self esteem, and suffer less from depression and anxiety.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2019

I can tease out this 'secret’ natural relationship between a note and its higher self by illustrating the magic of musical pitch.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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