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<blockquote class="definition">A '''Symbol Factory''' is an [[Ideological Institution]]<ref>Ruyle, Eugene E. “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> specifically tasked with creating and distributing [[Archetypes]] and [[Creation Template]]s<ref>Sosteric, Mike. Lightning Path Workbook Four - Flow Control with the Triumph of Spirit Archetype System. Vol. 4. Lightning Path Workbook Series. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2020. https://press.lightningpath.org/product/the-lightning-path-book-four-archetypal-study/</ref>
<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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==The System==
[[The System]] consists of {{#ask:[[Is a component of::The System]]}}
==Mechanisms of Control==
[[Mechanisms of Control]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Mechanism of Control]]}}


==Related Terms==
==Related Terms==


[[Symbol Factory]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Symbol Factory]]}}
[[Symbol Factory]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Symbol Factory]]}}


==Notes==
==Notes==


In the distant past, organized religions typically operated as society’s primary symbol factories. Nowadays, the publishing industry, the music industry, and the film and entertainment industry all operate as symbol factories, reproducing and distributing archetypes.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. Lightning Path Workbook Four - Flow Control with the Triumph of Spirit Archetype System. Vol. 4. Lightning Path Workbook Series. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2020. https://press.lightningpath.org/product/the-lightning-path-book-four-archetypal-study/</ref>
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.  


A symbol factory can produce [[Old Energy Archetypes]], [[New Energy Archetypes]], or a combination of the two.  
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>


[https://press.lightningpath.org/product/the-lightning-path-book-four-archetypal-study/ Lightning Path Workbook Four] contains a discussion of archetypes and symbol factories.
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>
 
==Further Reading==
 
[https://www.lightningpath.org/lp-workbooks/ Lightning Path Workbook Four]contains a discussion of archetypes and symbol factories.
 
The Four series of videos in this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVzVuwOQTNM&list=PLsPYCkCxjrQ05G1DhscDM0HRUM35r4HtI&ab_channel=LightningPath Youtube playlist]provide an overview of the [[Regime of Accumulation]], Symbol Factories and [[Ideological Institution|Ideological Institutions]]
    
    
See "A Short Sociology of Archetypes" for a more advanced discussion of symbol factories.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “A Short Sociology of Archetypes,” https://www.academia.edu/43008763/A_Short_Sociology_of_Archetypes.</ref>  
See "A Short Sociology of Archetypes" for a more advanced discussion of symbol factories.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “A Short Sociology of Archetypes,” https://www.academia.edu/44254363/A_Short_Sociology_of_Archetypes.</ref>  
 
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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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, Relations of Accumulation

Mechanisms of Control

Mechanisms of Control > Ideological Institution, Symbol Factory

Related Terms

Symbol Factory > Accumulating Class, Agent of Consciousness, Archetypal Wrong Thought, Archetype Deck, Archetype System, Archetypes, Creation Template, Great Deception, Mainstream, Mechanisms of Compliance

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

Footnotes

  1. Sosteric, Mike. “From Zoroaster to Star Wars, Jesus to Marx: The Art, Science, and Technology of Human Manipulation,” https://www.academia.edu/34504691.
  2. 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.
  3. Sosteric, Mike. “A Sociology of Tarot.” Canadian Journal of Sociology 39, no. 3 (2014). https://www.academia.edu/25055505/.
  4. Sosteric, Mike. “A Short Sociology of Archetypes,” https://www.academia.edu/44254363/A_Short_Sociology_of_Archetypes.