Working with archetypes (prematurely)

[Cobrien]

So, uh, what is that point where those archeetypee things actually do become useful?  And what use are they?  I mean, like, what use are they beyond the fun of puzzling out the imagery?  What are they good for beyond that?  What have they done for thou, old boy?

well - to me - they are kind of like 'mental anatomy'.

And unless one wants to become a doctor or a surgeon; then all the names and intricate details would put most people to sleep (just like trying to read/memorise a book on physical anatomy).

Of course - it's good to know the 'basics'.  That we have 2 lungs, where the liver is, veins, a thymus.

If one is 'in' a body, it's good to know the basics.  Same with the mind.

But in terms of deciphering it, knowing how it exactly operates, what kinds of changes can be deliberately put in place (both positive and negative), that's when you really want to become a full-on student at that level.  

It probably appealed to Don a lot, because he had all that blue-ray activation, and liked figuring out how things are connected to what, in a fundamental way.

For me - it did have the same kind of draw.  Chemistry was one of my favourite subjects in high school (and I also did a few courses at university level), and having an ordered, overall structure/schema is really enticing.

In terms of 'effects', it definitely helped me to balance more.  The archetypes of the body, especially, spoke to certain solar plexus patterns that I was still dealing with.  Like it elucidated where certain misunderstandings and unexamined viewpoints were.

And - on an even more personal level - it truly sparkplugged my dream activity when I got into the archetypes in a serious way.  Almost like deep currents (of the psyche) began to unfreeze, and started flowing more naturally.  (incidentally, I used to have the most amazingly vivid dreamlife as a child, but it started to 'die off' when I became more and more pulled in by this physical/material experience).

So it's like the archetypes re-awakened those 'streams', which was a true boon.

As for 'readiness', who can say?  But the archetypes CAN be used for negative activity as well.

44.16 Questioner: As an ending question I will just ask is it possible, then, for the ipsissimus to have either positive or negative polarity, or must he be neither?

Ra: I am Ra. We shall respond to the meaning of this term in a specialized sense. The ipsissimus is one who has mastered the Tree of Life and has used this mastery for negative polarization.

So the attitude is key.  A desire for further acceptance, rather than further (self) control.

Direct usage is beyond me. You can use the deeper resonances to built thought forms. Arrangement then is used in a working. Channeling raw power is no easy task. It impossible without a certain 'point of heart' called so in Kabbalah.

Without conscious use of dreams a lot is impossible. (For damn good reason).

I've found it helpful to adapt a general psychiatric model to assist in understanding mental catalyst.