10-18-2011, 06:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-18-2011, 06:36 PM by JustLikeYou.)
I'd like to introduce all of you to one of my major sources of inspiration in my quest for mastery over Archetypical Mind. nwthomas, whom I know as Nick, has been a friend and interlocutor for many months now, and I find he is very effective at keeping me honest in my inquiries. Thank you for the response, Nick!
In 79.36, Ra says
Ra's short description captures the movements involved in the interplay between the conscious and unconscious mind, suggesting that it does, indeed, depict that which is described individually in the preceding four cards. The conscious mind (Matrix/Experience) can only absorb what the unconscious mind (Potentiator/Catalyst) brings it. The unconscious mind (Potentiator) only brings forth what the conscious mind (Matrix) seeks. Experience is only had when the conscious mind (Experience) chooses to learn what the unconscious mind (Catalyst) is teaching. However, I should remind you that, as Ra says in a different context, "The whole is greater than the sum of the parts." The interaction between the four previous cards by its very nature goes above and beyond what is depicted individually.
The second part of your statement I disagree with. Each Archetype is distinct from all the others and none of them begets another: they are all begotten directly from the Logos of our galaxy. In your experience, however, the Catalyst is the product of the Matrix once Potentiated. Beyond this one aspect of production, I have not yet found further parent-child type relationships within the Archetypes. And if, as I have suggested, the Significator is a greater picture of the nature of the mind in its evolutionary movements, it would not make sense for it to be produced by one of its own moving parts.
In 92.17 , Ra says:
in 100.5 :
and in 100.9 :
This is the environment in which the Mind evolves. As such, it can be expected, in each of the three Cycles, to be more similar to the Significator than any other archetype. However, the major difference is that the context of the Significator is depicted in the Great Way card.
nwthomas Wrote:You say that the Significator is the unity of all of the previous archetypes. I think this is a piece of the puzzle, but I think it's also probably not the whole picture, because I'm under the impression that the Significator is not only the unity of Matrix and Potentiator, but also a product of the evolutionary process kicked off by the interaction between the Matrix and the Potentiator.
In 79.36, Ra says
Ra Wrote:The Hierophant is the Significator of the Body* complex, its very nature... The heart of the mind complex is that dynamic entity which absorbs, seeks, and attempts to learn.
Ra's short description captures the movements involved in the interplay between the conscious and unconscious mind, suggesting that it does, indeed, depict that which is described individually in the preceding four cards. The conscious mind (Matrix/Experience) can only absorb what the unconscious mind (Potentiator/Catalyst) brings it. The unconscious mind (Potentiator) only brings forth what the conscious mind (Matrix) seeks. Experience is only had when the conscious mind (Experience) chooses to learn what the unconscious mind (Catalyst) is teaching. However, I should remind you that, as Ra says in a different context, "The whole is greater than the sum of the parts." The interaction between the four previous cards by its very nature goes above and beyond what is depicted individually.
The second part of your statement I disagree with. Each Archetype is distinct from all the others and none of them begets another: they are all begotten directly from the Logos of our galaxy. In your experience, however, the Catalyst is the product of the Matrix once Potentiated. Beyond this one aspect of production, I have not yet found further parent-child type relationships within the Archetypes. And if, as I have suggested, the Significator is a greater picture of the nature of the mind in its evolutionary movements, it would not make sense for it to be produced by one of its own moving parts.
nwthomas Wrote:The same comment would apply to your interpretation of the Great Way.
In 92.17 , Ra says:
Ra Wrote:While studying the archetypical mind we may suggest that the student look at the Great Way of the Mind, not as that which is attained after contact with intelligent infinity, but rather as that portion of the archetypical mind which denotes and configures the particular framework within which the Mind, the Body, or the Spirit archetypes move.
in 100.5 :
Ra Wrote:The Great Way of Mind, Body, or Spirit is intended to limn the milieu within which the work of mind, body, or spirit shall be placed.
and in 100.9 :
Ra Wrote:[W]e ask that the student consider the Great Way not as the culmination of a series of seven activities or functions but as a far more clearly delineated image of the environment within which the mind, body, or spirit shall function.
This is the environment in which the Mind evolves. As such, it can be expected, in each of the three Cycles, to be more similar to the Significator than any other archetype. However, the major difference is that the context of the Significator is depicted in the Great Way card.
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