Monday, May 7, 2012

Id And Ego


Id, ego and super-ego are the three parts of the psychic apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche; they are the three theoretical constructs in terms of whose activity and interaction mental life is described. According to this model of the psyche, the id is the set of uncoordinated instinctual trends; the ego is the organized, realistic part; and the super-ego plays the critical and moralizing role.
Wikipedia

Perhaps this structure could be used to understand the Biblical terms of life that inhabits the body.

Id might correlate to Zoe, the basic components of life, the "uncoordinated instinct" and building blocks that are foundational to who and what we are. It is the common platform we all share.

Ego might relate to our soul/spirit, that unique mix, the "organized, realistic part;" , which is our self-consciousness. This is the part of us that interprets and makes sense of the world. Our personality operates largely at this level.

The super ego might be that aspect of our spirit that is more of the image of God. It could be the piece that is empty and incomplete without God and the thing inside us that allows interaction with His Spirit and ours. Perhaps this is the part of us reborn when we accept Christ and is restored as we are transformed, transferred into His kingdom, and begins to grow into the mind and stature of Jesus.

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Anonymous said...

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