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<blockquote class="definition">A '''Symbol Factory''' is an institutional [[Mechanism of Control]] that creates, revives, restores, reproduces | <blockquote class="definition">A '''Symbol Factory''' is an institutional [[Mechanism of Control]] that creates, revives, restores, and reproduces a [[Master Narrative]] ([[Creation Template|a.k.a. Creation Template]]s) support and enable the [[Accumulating Class|Accumulating Classes]] [[Regime of Accumulation]]. Symbol factories are one aspect of the the Regimes [[Mechanisms of Control]], the other being [[Ideological Institutions]]. | ||
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Symbol factories are an essential component of [[The System]], required for its smooth operation. Without the constant reproduction of new templates and their constituent [[Archetypes]], the people would wake up and the guillotines would come out, just like they did during the French Revolution. | Symbol factories are an essential component of [[The System]], required for its smooth operation. Without the constant reproduction of new templates and their constituent [[Archetypes]], the people would wake up and the guillotines would come out, just like they did during the French Revolution. | ||
I discuss symbol factories in <ref>Sosteric, Mike. “From Zoroaster to Star Wars, Jesus to Marx: The Art, Science, and Technology of Human Manipulation,” https://www.academia.edu/34504691.</ref> | |||
Ruyle provides some early and instructive theorization<ref>Ruyle's article provides inspiration for this term, and the term [[Symbol Factory]]. See “Mode of Production and Mode of Exploitation: The Mechanical and the Dialectical.” Dialectical Anthropology 1, no. 1 (1975): 7–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00244565.</ref> | |||
The Freemason's Lodge, where members created the [[Masonic Tarot Deck]], is a symbol factor<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “A Sociology of Tarot.” ''Canadian Journal of Sociology'' 39, no. 3 (2014). <nowiki>https://www.academia.edu/25055505/</nowiki>.</ref> | The Freemason's Lodge, where members created the [[Masonic Tarot Deck]], is a symbol factor<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “A Sociology of Tarot.” ''Canadian Journal of Sociology'' 39, no. 3 (2014). <nowiki>https://www.academia.edu/25055505/</nowiki>.</ref> | ||
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Symbol Factory
A Symbol Factory is an institutional Mechanism of Control that creates, revives, restores, and reproduces a Master Narrative (a.k.a. Creation Templates) support and enable the Accumulating Classes Regime of Accumulation. Symbol factories are one aspect of the the Regimes Mechanisms of Control, the other being Ideological Institutions.
The System
The System consists of Mode of Accumulation, Mode of Production, Mode of Reproduction
Mechanisms of Control
Related Terms
Symbol Factory > Agent of Consciousness, Archetypal Wrong Thought, Archetype Deck, Archetype System, Great Deception, Mainstream, Mechanisms of Compliance, Symbol, System Architect
Notes
Symbol factories are an essential component of The System, required for its smooth operation. Without the constant reproduction of new templates and their constituent Archetypes, the people would wake up and the guillotines would come out, just like they did during the French Revolution.
I discuss symbol factories in [1]
Ruyle provides some early and instructive theorization[2]
The Freemason's Lodge, where members created the Masonic Tarot Deck, is a symbol factor[3]
Further Reading
Lightning Path Workbook Fourcontains a discussion of archetypes and symbol factories.
The Four series of videos in this Youtube playlistprovide an overview of the Regime of Accumulation, Symbol Factories and Ideological Institutions
See "A Short Sociology of Archetypes" for a more advanced discussion of symbol factories.[4]
See also From Zoroaster to Star Wars, Jesus to Marx: The Art, Science, and Technology of Human Manipulation,” https://www.academia.edu/34504691
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Footnotes
- ↑ Sosteric, Mike. “From Zoroaster to Star Wars, Jesus to Marx: The Art, Science, and Technology of Human Manipulation,” https://www.academia.edu/34504691.
- ↑ Ruyle's article provides inspiration for this term, and the term Symbol Factory. See “Mode of Production and Mode of Exploitation: The Mechanical and the Dialectical.” Dialectical Anthropology 1, no. 1 (1975): 7–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00244565.
- ↑ Sosteric, Mike. “A Sociology of Tarot.” Canadian Journal of Sociology 39, no. 3 (2014). https://www.academia.edu/25055505/.
- ↑ Sosteric, Mike. “A Short Sociology of Archetypes,” https://www.academia.edu/44254363/A_Short_Sociology_of_Archetypes.