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The ego 'core' lies, on the one hand, opposite to the outer ego boundaries demarcating the world of space and time and, on the other hand, opposite to the inner ego boundaries lying against the id and superego. In creative imagination alternation occurs between constriction to the 'core', or preoccupation with self, and expansion to the outer boundaries, or loss of self in something larger. The ultimate result is that the ego boundaries are expanded and the individual is able to find himself in a wider integration of space and time.