Hello Cygnus8548: Yes, I think that is a fair comparison. I don't know if anyone really knows exactly what it is the word "soul" connotes. I don't think psychology and / or therapy are really intended to deal with such overarching concepts. My perspective would be that psychology / therapy are ways of attempting to approach that enigmatic something we experience as being the essence of who & what we are. Some people refer to this as "the soul". Is this view helpful? Perhaps it is... at least for some...