The ego has been a centered topic among new age scholars and internet psychedelic experience writers on sites like erowid, as well as focus of many books and new age doctrines.

But what is the ego, and what's it's relationship with psychedelic drugs? Why do a large amount of psychedelic experience revolve around the issue of ego Dissociation? Well if you need proof right now you can browse the psychedelic experience reports on erowid, and find a high percentage of reports involve the person having the experience to report times during their trip of their ego disolving, or their ego being ripped away.

Ego is the identity that one thinks of him/her self to be. Another way to define ego is the part of a person's self that is able to recognize that person as being distinct from another person or thing. Ego most immediately controls thought and behavior, and is in touch with the external reality. Ego is responsible for certain attributes such as self esteem, self worth, self standards, attitude, and confidence. These are a few of the many roles that the ego plays a part of.