RE: MD focus forum starter

From: Erin N. (enoonan@kent.edu)
Date: Sun Nov 03 2002 - 00:11:18 GMT

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    >Sam asked:
    >A different question: do archetypes only function as guides or motives for
    >behaviour if a person's understanding exists primarily at the social level?
    >Or, put another way, once we can see and recognise the archetypes, are we
    >bound to enact them in our own lives? (A friend who is a Jungian therapist
    >says yes, I'm not so sure). Interesting discussion BTW.
    >
    >DMB:
    >We can't escape the archetypes any more than we can escape our bodies, but
    >we can transcend their demands and mollify their effects to a certain
    >extent. I think a person who has not yet developed beyond the social level
    >is bound to be more enthralled by them. On the other hand, one who has
    >trascended the third level is more likely to take some active and conscious
    >role in that inevitable enactment. Listen to your Jungian friend.
    >
    >P.S. I'm working my way thru the Sophocles thread. Whew!
    >

    I think an emphasis for an active role is important too.
    I remember an English teacher correcting part of my paper
    once saying 'the self is not a given it is created'.
    I thought that was so great.

    erin

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