Definition Of The Ego

Seth Early Sessions, Vol 9, Session 460

Definition Of The Ego

(I had asked: “Please redefine the ego, briefly, as a part of consciousness in our terms.”)

Your ego, in common ordinary terms, has changed as a result of our sessions, in that it is now concerned with other realities also.  In common sense terms, the ego handles manipulations within physical reality, and focuses brilliantly within a rather narrow range.

I used the term (ego) often myself for your convenience, and I use it now for the same reason.  I believe that I will tell you this for your definition:  the ego is the portion of the identity that is presently focused within an apparent now – that is, it is primarily designed as a mental tool, focusing within time as it is known and experienced by physical creatures.

Divisions between portions of the self are primarily arbitrary however.  They do not exist.  It is only to speak of them to make meanings clear that we use such divisions.

Obviously then ego is a part of identity, rather than the other way around, and it is only a part of consciousness.  It is when ego attempts to confuse itself with identity that difficulties begin.