Colors, Symbols, Archetypes
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People are made up of atomic particles and thoughts are waves in the ocean of awareness. Thoughts are not physical. Archetypes are not things either. Archetypes are the original patterns of principles and beliefs that are represented in some type of symbolic form so we are able grasp ideas like truth, beauty, honor, loyalty, peace, and wisdom to bring them into our lives in a conscious state.
This book may be used for interpretation and analysis of art and dreams.
May Sinclair PhD
May Sinclair's doctorate is in the philosophy of Metaphysics. An award-winning and internationally acclaimed author of numerous non-fiction and fiction books, based on symbolism and ancient history, she is currently writing the third book in the metaphysical fantasy trilogy about reincration: Another turn of the Wheel.
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Colors, Symbols, Archetypes - May Sinclair PhD
INTRODUCTION
The initial writing of this book emerged out of a conversation I had with a commercial artist who volunteers some of her personal time to teach art to the children of battered women. Its specific purpose is to present information to those who guide children, but it is appropriate for all ages. It is for those who are open to both ancient and modern concepts and are willing to use them as tools to grow towards wholeness and to becoming wholesome individuals.
However, this book is not intended to be used as a superficial symbol guide. I have noticed over the years that many of my students use this book to help interpret and analyze their dreams. I say to you, as I say to them, it is mandatory that anyone using this book understand that all people are affected by symbols, archetypes, and colors, but nothing written on these pages has been nor ever will be an absolute. Since we are all individuals with ideas and ideals of our own, there has to be numerous exceptions to all rules, including, perhaps especially, those precepts concerning guidance.
I strongly recommend that intuition play a large role whenever symbols are used to interpret and analyze art—and dreams. Intuition is the ability to have or gain knowledge without using rational thought. It is often experienced as one of those ah ha
moments. Intuition must be an important provision and factor whenever this material is used.
Intuition is not learned, nor can it be pursued. Be still, listen, it will come to you.
CHAPTER ONE
ARCHETYPES – SYMBOLS –
COLORS
The psychological machine that transforms the energy,
is the Symbol.
Carl G. Jung 1875-1961
ARCHETYPES
Archetypes are not things. Archetypes are the original patterns of principles and beliefs that are represented in some type of symbolic form. Humans have used archetypes throughout time to grasp principles such as truth, beauty, honor, loyalty, peace, and wisdom at a level above our consciousness that allows us to bring these principles into our lives in a conscious state. What, you might ask, is our consciousness? It is our ability to be critically aware. To be able to perceive or notice, with some degree of controlled thought, when we are using our mental faculties, physical sensations, and emotional feelings. Because archetypes and principles are greater than our currently evolved state of consciousness can readily understand, they remain outside in the unconscious state where we may draw in selected portions that allows us to have some limited and restricted view of them.
Wisdom is not a thing. We understand it as a principle that may be represented as an ancient woman or man. However, no matter how ancient or numinous the symbols used to represent wisdom, it is still a symbol that reflects an individual's conscious understanding and is thus based within some limitation.
Our lives are shaped by our life experiences. Yet each of us is the progeny of innumerable years of human existence. We can use the inherent experiences of past humanity. The source of this knowledge is DNA, race-history, cellular memory, the unconscious, collective or universal consciousness, and the intuitive. Combined they form the cumulative experience of mankind. All knowledge is held within a vast universe filled with many mini warehouses where entrance is easily gained. We can bring information, knowledge—even wisdom—into our mind by being still and stilling our perpetually active conscious minds.
An archetype is a non-structured form coming from the formless. Archetypes are not images, yet they are the principles that we ultimately use images to represent so we can understand them in some way. The archetype is the original principle and the image is a symbolic pattern created in our minds to represent it. Wisdom is not a thing. Truth is not a thing. Beauty is not a thing. These principles are always lessened when placed into a concrete object or symbol. Any thing we create in our conscious mind becomes limited by our consciousness. It is placed within some type of structure, including the limitation inherent in the keeping of time.
For me to individually grasp some understanding of the non-formed and formless, I have studied the Kabbalah. The Kabbalah is part of Hebrew mysticism.
On the Tree of Life of the ancient Kabbalah, depicted as a three-dimensional sphere, there are ten (10) locations of concentrated energy. As a group these locations are called Sephiroth. The tenth, which is placed in the furthest position from pure energy, on the tree or sphere, is the energy field or Sephirah called Malkuth. It is known to be the representation of earth. Everything on