Hi James,
Just wondering what you mean by "ego" since it means different things to different people.
According to Freud, there were 3 divisions of the psyche, the "Id" - (pleasure seeking), the "Ego" (in pop culture meaning "self") and the "superego" (morals, the conscience).
Do you mean this literally? You are talking VERY ambiguously, so I'm having trouble with processing your thoughts and seeing where you're going. The ego is generally accepted as the "go-between" for the id and the superego and develops it's own coping mechanisms when things go awry.
Are you finding yourself defaulting to certain defense mechanisms (supression, dissociation, denial, fantasy, etc.) to cope? Certain situations in which you find yourself concerned?
Dandylife
hi dandy,
some stuff here on ego id and superego
or self as ego , self's past or subconscious [as id a past that is mired in the old sin nature of unadmitted rejection of the eternal principles of the superconscious ..which is the true eternal principles of life rather than overly rigid principles of the superego...
i am pasting a url for a site and some things on the site below
which relates iin many aspects to how i think about the self...
that in this fallen state the self is limited by grace as to what it can be conscious of and that is the ego that is trapped in a past habits
of putting self as if essentially better than others in terms of their potential..tho at the moment one might
in many ways be in a better state of consciousness than others but such cannot properly grow
if it does not recognize what might best help others realize their best potential
which is different for animal souls than humans i suspect...
and how one controls self with this consciousness determines whether one can connect with one's completed higher consciousness
that cannot be fully expressed in ego terms to self or others but if it controls itself
by seeking to align its will with the eternal principles of the superconscious it can
access the potential perfect self which as a detailed whole never fully conscious to the ego consciousness
but by submitting one's will with the proper faith
it can act according to the higher will and with a proper fear of god
keep the ego in control and transcend the material state and regain one's eternal soul body fully
the principle that should be the principle of choosing for the ego to achieve this
is to consider the needs of others before one's own
and with such an attitude discernment of needs is enabled
where one can discern when and how to suffer for others sake
when to enjoy the gifts of the spirit
when to rebuke others ways with love for their own good...
part of this soul development i think is thru reincarnation...
now as to if some narcissist might fool themselves that they are considereing the needs of others before their own
but............
here is the url for where i got the paste below from
http://shalomplace.com/view/godselfego.htmlSo, what is Self and Ego?
Put simply, it is "I".
But this ineffable experience we know to be "I" has two aspects:
potentiality and actuality. The "I" of potentiality is the larger,
more universal aspect; the individual actualization of this potential
is more unique and personal. Hence, Self can be considered the
subject of the unconscious, and Ego the subject of desire,
intellectual activity, and conscious experience. These are not two
different subjects, but they are two different experiences of "I".
Self is "I" as the human spirit, who is present in desire and all
manner of experiences, while Ego is the conscious and active
dimension of "I" in this embodied state. When one consciously
realizes this connection between Self and Ego, then the Ego loses its
sense of alienation and isolation and begins to experience the
social, cosmic, transcendent and holistic qualities of Self.
