https://universeoffaith.org/id-ego-and-superego-compared-to-the-three-characters-in-the-prodigal-son/ Never Stop Searching Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:20:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 https://universeoffaith.org/id-ego-and-superego-compared-to-the-three-characters-in-the-prodigal-son/#comment-37820 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:20:31 +0000 http://ci-staging.co.uk/uof/id-ego-and-superego-compared-to-the-three-characters-in-the-prodigal-son/#comment-37820 Years ago I had also noticed the similarity between this parable and Freud’s Ego theory. I searched online & found this page. I had a weak ego for a long time without realizing it. The id & superego were like two kids in the back seat, telling me where & how to drive. I would choose one or the other, not making much progress forward. Sometimes it seemed one or the other had control of the wheel altogether. In my case, the superego focused its anger against the self instead of others. It caused loads of guilt and even sabotaged the self to where I was only marginally successful in life. I began to see that the id & superego were emotion-based, and the ego was more rational. (The heart vs. the head.) The more I could focus on being grateful to God for loving & forgiving me, the more the ego became connected to God, and the id & superego felt this love & then respected the ego, and stayed in their proper places, serving as reminders instead of controllers. Thank you for your insight. Not many people are willing to see the usefulness of both ego theory and the lost son parable.

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