As we received quite a lot of question and none of them an easy one,  we'll need more than one podcast to provide answers. In this one, we  pick two easiest ones: what is Ego and what was Rene Guenon's charge  against psychoanalysis. These two subjects are not unrelated and can be  treated quite similarly from the metaphysical perspective which  encompasses what is usually understood as purely psychological set of  problems. We explain how Ego can be a metaphysical principle, why it is  in fact the most precise expression of what is meant by elementary  material particle, how it relates to time and why it is by its very  nature destructive towards the past. Finally, we give some everyday  examples of Ego-principle working in our day and age, especially as a conditio sine qua non of popular culture and entertainment.

As for Guenon's verdict on psychoanalysis, we explain his method and  approach, as well as why he did consider it to be a crypto-diabolic  practice.