An authentic journey of transformation, the opening of doorways to the beyond, is utterly dependent on reducing the dominance of the self over our consciousness. We can gradually realise that the self point of view, which seems so dominant over everything we think and perceive, is transparent, illusory, and a will-o'-the-wisp. It is also a construction and a thought, although primary. When we soften its hold on us, we can let life and liberation get in.