Core term · Edward Edinger

Ego–Self Axis

The living link between the everyday 'I' and the larger centre of the psyche.

Areas of life
Meaningresilienceidentity

Why it matters

When the connection holds, a person can survive a great deal; when it breaks, meaning drains away.

How to handle it

Notice what keeps you connected to something larger than your plans.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

From concept to practice

Turn Ego–Self Axis into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.