Here's a thought regarding "Archetypes" (in the Jungian sense). I'll try and be as concise as possible here, just want to bounce this premise off of you this week! ;^) Here goes...
The archetypes in a Jungian sense exist in the "collective unconscious" of the human race. This puts them outside the subjective experience of any one single person, and available to All of humanity. That said, they appear outside the time/space continuum, and seem to be "objective", since they transcend any one "personal unconsciousness". There are "many" archetypes overall, but "cross-culturally' the archetypes of pagan pantheons all seem to have variations or masks/personas of the same Seven major archetypes. For example the Trickster archetype typified by the Greek/Roman Hermes & Mercury; Germanic Odin, et. We'll just keep to the seven "major" here.
Additionally, these archetypes also have their "shadow" mask/personas too, i.e., Loki/Odin for example. My point here is not to get into a large comparison of pantheons, but to attempt to conceptualize an "Archetype" + "Mask/Persona" in any one pantheon = a "god/goddess" in any particular pantheon!
The Archetypes are All the Same! What differentiates an archetype in any given pantheon from another pantheon is the Cultural form or mask/persona of that particular culture. In this sense the "gods/goddesses" can be said to be "objectively" real?
Is this a fair thing to say in your opinion?
Thanks for your consideration on this conundrum (to me)! ;^)
Archetypal Thoughts?
Here's a thought regarding "Archetypes" (in the Jungian sense).
I'll try and be as concise as possible here, just want to bounce this premise off of you this week! ;^) Here goes...
The archetypes in a Jungian sense exist in the "collective unconscious" of the human race. This puts them outside the subjective experience of any one single person, and available to All of humanity. That said, they appear outside the time/space continuum, and seem to be "objective", since they transcend any one "personal unconsciousness". There are "many" archetypes overall, but "cross-culturally' the archetypes of pagan pantheons all seem to have variations or masks/personas of the same Seven major archetypes. For example the Trickster archetype typified by the Greek/Roman Hermes & Mercury; Germanic Odin, et. We'll just keep to the seven "major" here.
Additionally, these archetypes also have their "shadow" mask/personas too, i.e., Loki/Odin for example. My point here is not to get into a large comparison of pantheons, but to attempt to conceptualize an "Archetype" + "Mask/Persona" in any one pantheon = a "god/goddess" in any particular pantheon!
The Archetypes are All the Same! What differentiates an archetype in any given pantheon from another pantheon is the Cultural form or mask/persona of that particular culture. In this sense the "gods/goddesses" can be said to be "objectively" real?
Is this a fair thing to say in your opinion?
Thanks for your consideration on this conundrum (to me)! ;^)
JDB