04-22-2017, 02:01 PM
The problem with easily grasping Ra's versions of the archetypes is that they don't exactly translate to personification in the ways that we are used to. You could say that type of character is represented by the imps in the Significator of the Mind, where the one who is dark in appearance actually resides on the right hand side. This is also sort of echoed in the Moon, where the "dark in appearance" dog guards the path to the right hand tower - the veil deliberately obfuscates superficial appearances.
Oh, I had a good example. Just watched the Lord of the Rings the other night. When the hobbits meet Aragorn the first time (as Strider), they immediately trust him but they are still wary. Frodo says something like, "I believe if he were of the enemy, he would be fairer in appearance, but fouler in feeling" - those who are trying to dupe you are going to try their best to present themselves as upstanding as possible, to hide their true sliminess. Those without pretense are the ones who are often the most genuine and trustworthy.
Oh, I had a good example. Just watched the Lord of the Rings the other night. When the hobbits meet Aragorn the first time (as Strider), they immediately trust him but they are still wary. Frodo says something like, "I believe if he were of the enemy, he would be fairer in appearance, but fouler in feeling" - those who are trying to dupe you are going to try their best to present themselves as upstanding as possible, to hide their true sliminess. Those without pretense are the ones who are often the most genuine and trustworthy.
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