Who's in charge?

So why does the ego have control over the self? Wouldn't it make more sense for the person to be "in charge" and able to suppress or enable the egoic "forces" as required?

In fact, the ego controls nothing. It is a totally reactive and mechanical part of the psychic structure. As such, it is only fulfilling the task set out for it, by the self, according to the limitations and guidance provided by the source, as interpreted and transformed by the spirit. This direct chain of command has one disconnect. The imperfections that are instilled and inherent in the actual psychic structures are magnified and strengthened by the physical nature of our reality.

Ethereally, the ego is just a connector and a waveguide for the transmission of psychic energy from one to many and from many to one. Physically, the ego is a structured and crystallized energy form that contains and retains all of the occlusions and imperfections inherent to the current state of being. Our physical reality is so much more massive and dense than our ethereal nature that it confers upon the egoic structure, a force that completely overwhelms our personal presence.

The purpose is two-fold. First, this ensures that the corrections to be made to the structures are evident and easily defined. Second, the polarity between the poles of the energetic exchange that is needed to make the corrections, is sufficiently large to effect the required changes. The knowledge that the program has been written and needs only be followed to perfection, leads to the conclusion that we must be aware of our situation, adjust to every input so as to maintain neutrality and continue on our way, without fear of what may not be apparent but which is never unknown.