What is EGO, and why do we need it? Psychological EGO/Spiritual EGO.
The necessity of the psychological Ego and the dissolution of the spiritual Ego.
Content references:
Eric Berne’s analysis of ego states (parent, adult, child)
Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality traits (id, ego, superego)
Erik Erikson’s Ego Stages of Psychosocial Development (stages of life)
Carl Jung’s book “The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious”
Jiddu Krishnamurti “The first and last freedom”
What exactly does EGO mean?
The term “ego” appears frequently in our daily lives, but its true meaning is ambiguous and can cause confusion.
It is a term used in psychology, everyday conversations, and spiritual contexts, due to its multiple interpretations.
In this article, I’ll try to highlight the ego’s complexities, such as its roles, states, and psycho-spiritual meaning.
I’ll present various aspects of the ego for a better understanding, as well as how I’ve found them useful in my own life.
A decade and a half ago, I discovered Eric Berne, the father of Transactional Analysis (TA) theory, and I recall that his book, “What Do You Say After Hello?”…
