Are birthday's connected to the ego & magical sorcery; I mean, the act of celebrating/having a party that honors one special day?
The first concept we have in human history of birthdays biblically speaking is in the Torah(Genesis 40:20-22). when the Pharaoh wanted to proclaim His greatness above all creation on the day he was born. the Torah say; "Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. Then he restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand. But he hanged the chief baker".
The tradition also holds that your birth alone is not as significant as the way you live your life. King Solomon is thought to have said, "The day of death is better than the day of one's birth (Ecclesiastes 7:1). As a midrash explains, 'When a person is born, it is not known what he will be like when grown and what his deeds will be – whether righteous or wicked, good, or evil. When he dies, however, if he departs with a good name and leaves the world in peace, people should rejoice."
What does the Torah say specifically about idolatry and celebrating pagan customs?
The Torah says; "There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD" (Deuteronomy 18:10-12).
One could argue that throwing a birthday party in your honor is connecting you to the mind/essence/thinking process of the Egyptian Pharaoh. What was the thinking process of the Egyptian Pharaoh, according to the Zohar ?
To quote the mystical words of the Zohar: “G-d summoned Moses into a chamber within a chamber, to the unique, supernal and mighty serpent… But Moses was afraid. Until this point, Moses had only approached the rivers surrounding the serpent (Pharaoh), and he was scared to approach the serpent itself, because Moses saw how profound its roots were on high!”
The Zoharic “serpent” metaphor is based on a description of the prophet Ezekiel. Ezekiel defined Pharaoh as “the great serpent who couches in the midst of his streams, who says: ‘My river is my own, and I have created myself.’” To enter into the center of power of this “great serpent,” the man with a mega-ego who insists “I have created myself,” terrified even Moses.
Happy birthday to you! Lol
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