The Collective Unconscious

Paleolithic Beginnings

Emergence of consciousness
- "I am…"
- Separation of man from animal
- Instinct vs. Reason
Consciousness is:
- Self-aware - unique to man
- Reflective - rational
- Creative
  - Paleolithic cave paintings
  - Humanity's unique capacity of problem solving
Unconsciousness is:
- Unaware - of the animal
- Instinctive
- Uncreative
  - Predictability of the animal

Collective Unconscious

		Consciousness Awareness
		Unconsciousness Unawareness
	Personal Unconscious Forgotten or repressed memories unique to each individual		Collective Unconscious Hereditary patterns intrinsic and impersonal
Complexes Repressed memories compelling habitual thoughts, or actions				Archetypes Preexistent (original) form or pattern of the collective unconscious

Beauty and the Beast - Straparola's Le piacevoli Notti (1550)

Virgin archetype - Adolescent female at the cusp of adulthood
- From girl to womanhood
- Paradox of attraction (woman) and repulsion (child)
- Symbols of the virgin archetype
  - Enclosed garden
    - Garden as image of woman's fertility vs plow as the image of the male
    - Enclosed as an emblem of chastity
  - Rose
    - Red as symbol of love and passion (adult)
    - White references purity (child)
  - Numerology
    - 10 as perfect whole number
    - 11 as imperfect or dangerous
- Interpretive application
  - Filial (brotherly) vs. Eros (erotic) Love
  - Incest theme
  - Beast archetype
    - Appears as a beast, serpent or monster
    - Represents a challenge or crisis to overcome
Virgin Mary - Christianity and the virgin archetype
- Hieros Gamos - Sacred Union
- Enclosed gardens
- "Rose without thorns"
- Grunewald - Nativity

Mother Archetypes

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