Thomas E. Legere, Ph.D.

The ego (or self) is divine and, therefore, perfect.

Synonyms for the Ego and Soul

“Little Self”

True

Self

Ego

Primal

Self

Authentic

Self

“Big Self”Soul Self

Higher Self

Primal Wound (exile)

Divine Core

“Garden of Eden”

Some wounding to the soul, most typically by its primary caregivers,

causes the child to lose its sense of innocence.

Parts of the Ego ”Banished” into Our Personal Unconscious

Ego

Un

con

sciou

sUn

con

scio

us

The Survival Personality Emerges from the Primal Wound

“Little” Self(Ego)

Primal Wound(mistreatment or abandonment)

Survival Personality(arrogance, greed, etc.)

“Big” Self(Soul)

Self Destruction

Survival

Personality

Impatience

Gre

ed

Stubborness

Self Deprecation

Mart

yrd

om

Arr

og

an

ce

Money, Sex, & Power4

We use money, sex, & power to take away our pain

3Creating psychological pain

2Obscured by fear-based survivor personality

1Divine essence

Addiction4

Substances “Take away the pain” (temporarily)

3Creating psychological pain

2Obscured by survival based personality

1Divine Presence

Depression5

Sorrow and regret lead to spiritual depression 4

Awakening leads to sorrow and regret at mistakes made3

Gradual awakening to divine essence

2Obscured by survival based personality

1Divine presence

The Body Never Lies4

Leading to physical symptoms of distress

3Creating psychological pain

2Obscured by survival based personality

1Divine presence

Suicide4

Leads to unconscious desire to kill the survival personality

3Gradual awakening to divine essence

2Obscured by survival based personality

1Divine presence

The Breakdown Leading to a Breakthrough 5

Which can lead to an awakening to the divine essence4

Causes a breakdown of the survival personality 3

Creating Psychological pain

2Obscured by survival personality

1Divine presence

Forgiveness4

Judgments dismissed-Person seen as whole

3Generates judgments that are held

2Fear based survival personality

1Divine presence

The Shadow Knows3

Shadow = Parts unknown to or repugnant to survival personality

2Survival personality

1Divine child

Anger and Sexuality

Survival Personality

Memories

Anger & Sexuality

Shadow

Divine Consciousness

Guardians of the threshold of divine consciousness

Expanded Sense of Self

Friends

Rest of th

e world

Family

Work

Me

Life/God