This text presents a critical examination of Karl Jaspers' concept of the Encompassing (das Umgreifende) in relation to the persistent problem of individuation. The author argues that Jaspers does not fully resolve the question of how a concrete entity emerges and gains independence from the primordial Encompassing. By drawing parallels to the ancient Greek concept of arché as formulated by Anaximander, the text explores the ontological cycle of emergence from and return to a foundational principle. A central focus is placed on the paradox of how an individual being can separate itself from the whole while simultaneously remaining within it, as the Encompassing necessarily continues to surround it. Furthermore, the text questions the nature of the entity's internal dimension and its status as a relatively autonomous whole. It seeks to clarify the ontological distinction between the state of an entity before its emergence and its state as a manifested individual, thereby challenging the coherence of Jaspers' framework regarding the boundaries of existence.