The Infantile Ego - Part 2

How can the infantile ego best be developed? Dr. Baker examines the qualities the young child, drawing parallels with the man on the path, and explaining the necessity of developing balance in the ego-self axis through the alternation of discipline and permissiveness.The importance of living in both worlds more by maintaining and developing links with the archetypal world while cultivating a sense of responsibility towards the outer world is emphasised. (59 min)

Additional topics covered:  ego inflation and alienation, noble savage, nostaligia, Hans Selye, egotistic-altruist, education, super-gifted children, Freud, justice in discipline, psychopomp.

NOTE: This lecture is constructed out of three talks by Dr. Baker on this subject. The final part is a discourse on psychoanalytic treatment.