the seven categories of archetypal mind

[Plenum]

One question I have pondered for a while is, what is the relationship between the Transformation and the Great Way akin to those between Matrix and Potentiator and between Catalyst and Experience. The Significator is the only one said to be a unified concept, and therefore not paired.

Plenum, you gave them the same color and said that same colors work in tandem, so you must have this question also.

Hi JV. My tentative thoughts on this are that the Transformation/Great Way relationship is akin to that of intelligent energy/intelligent infinity. That is, the Transformation represents a kinetic change, whereas the Great Way is more like the backdrop/environment in which such things take place (not just the transformation, but the preceeding 6 steps).

to use the body as an example, the Transformation of the Body is the Death card, and it encapsulates all things to do with the useful assimilation of catalyst in general (catalyst here NOT referring to just catalyst of the body). It is the moment by moment transformation of our physical being (ie energy centres) if catalyst is accepted and worked with.

the Alchemist, in contrast, is the Great Way of the Body. To me, it captures the over-arcing theme of space/time and time/space; the environment in which the physical manifested experience takes place. It doesn't 'do anything' as such, but a comprehension of this backdrop, much like the props on a theatre stage, inform all the processes that pertain to the Body Line of Archetypes (cards 8-14).

The same sort of analysis could be combined for the Lovers/Chariot, and Judgement/Cosmos. To be honest, my understandings have accumulated over a couple of years by dreamwork; it is not something that falls easily into place for the intellectual mind.