Archetype System
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Archetype System
An Archetype System is a structured symbolic matrix composed of interrelated Archetypes, Positioning Statements, and narrative logics that collectively encode and propagate the metaphysical, moral, and existential assumptions of a society’s Creative Framework. Archetype Systems function as the narrative-symbolic infrastructure within Creation Templates and are used to shape collective identity, social norms, and personal development.
An Archetype System provides the symbolic scaffolding necessary for System Architects to instantiate, transmit, and maintain a society's dominant Creation Template across generations and institutional spaces.
Concept Map
Key Terms
- Ethical Framework
- Connection Framework
- Educational Framework
- Creative Framework
- Metaphysical Framework
- Psychological Framework
- Healing Framework
Creative Framework > Collective Consciousness, Creation Template, Hyperstition, Subjugated Knowledge, System Agent, Systemic Indoctrination
Archetype Systems
Archetype System > Masonic Archetype System, Pathfinder Archetype System, Triumph of Spirit Archetype System
Syncretic Terms
- Mythic Structure (Campbell)
- Symbolic Universe (Berger & Luckmann)
- Collective Archetypes (Jung)
- Narrative Infrastructure (Media Studies)
- Master Story (Ellens)
Related LP Terms
Related Terms
Key Characteristics
- Symbolic Core of a Creation Template – Archetype Systems operationalize the metaphysical and ontological assumptions of a Creative Framework in emotionally resonant, symbolically compressed form.
- Semiotic and Narrative-Based – Comprised of symbols, characters, mythic arcs, and structured sequences (e.g., Fool’s Journey, Hero’s Journey).
- Embedded in Ideological Institutions – Propagated via religion, media, literature, education, and ritual to reinforce specific social orders.
- Psychologically Potent – Interacts with the Bodily Ego and Spiritual Ego to guide identity formation, moral development, and perception of possibility.
Archetype Systems in LP
In the Lightning Path system, Archetype Systems are recognized as **tools of either indoctrination or emancipation**:
- The Old Energy Archetype System is typified by symbolic structures that encode hierarchy, submission, obedience, judgment, and separation.
- The Triumph of Spirit Archetype System (TOSAS) is the LP’s New Energy archetype system. It is designed to support healing, connection, and spiritual empowerment through a reconfiguration of symbolic structure aligned with Authentic Spirituality.
Structure of an Archetype System
Each Archetype System consists of:
- A finite set of **Archetypes** (core characters, symbols, or positions),
- An underlying **symbolic logic** (e.g., order of cards, transformational sequence),
- Associated **Positioning Statements** (which articulate developmental, cosmological, or ethical meaning), and
- A system of **deployment** (e.g., Tarot deck, comic universe, scripture, curriculum).
Archetype Systems and Creative Frameworks
An Archetype System is a **component of a Creative Framework**, specifically designed to express and embed the larger cosmological and ontological principles encoded at the framework level.
| Level | Creative Framework | Archetype System |
|---|---|---|
| Function | Defines the metaphysical and existential structure of reality | Encodes that structure in symbolic and narrative form |
| Scope | Transhistorical worldview infrastructure | Symbolic-narrative infrastructure within a given tradition or society |
| Example | LP Creative Framework | Triumph of Spirit Archetype System |
| Outcome | Shapes human purpose, social order, and metaphysical assumptions | Shapes identity formation, mythic imagination, and spiritual orientation |
Notes
- Archetype Systems are not neutral. They encode Teleological Intent —either oppressive (Old Energy) or liberatory (New Energy).
- Most pre-existing archetype systems in Western culture are products of elite-controlled Symbol Factories (e.g., Freemasonry, the Church, Hollywood).
- TOSAS is the first system intentionally designed to realign the archetypal layer with Connection and Healing.
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