Narrative
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Narrative
A Narrative is a coherent system of interrelated stories, characters, ideas, and symbols that provides meaning, orientation, and explanation to individuals and groups. Narratives organize perception and behavior by embedding values, roles, and social expectations into a structured, memorable framework. [1] Narratives typically consist of characters, plot-lines, ideas, and archetypes.[2][3] Most narratives are Functional Narratives designed to influence thought and action.
Concept Map
Key Terms
Narrative > Archetypes, Creation Template, Master Narrative, Sacrilization, Story, Symbol
Narrative Types
Narrative > Elite Narrative, Existential Narrative, Functional Narrative, Master Narrative, Mundane Narrative, Sacred Narrative
Syncretic Terms
Related LP Terms
Non-LP Related Terms
Definition and Context
Within the Lightning Path and SpiritWiki frameworks, narratives are understood as vehicles for transmitting and embedding archetypes, symbols, and ideological codes. They serve as powerful instruments for structuring cognition, identity formation, and social behavior. Narratives can be used to either:
Support healing, connection, and human development by transmitting coherent, empowering, and ethically grounded content (see: Pathfinder Narrative)
or
Perpetuate disconnection, domination, and ideological control by embedding distorted Power Archetypes and toxic belief systems (see: Elite Narrative, Master Narrative).
Understanding the role of narrative is essential to dismantling coercive knowledge systems and fostering the emergence of Harmonic Social Structures.
Notes
The concept of **Narrative** is widely studied in cultural studies, sociology, and media theory. Within the Lightning Path and SpiritWiki frameworks, narratives are treated not merely as entertainment or cultural expression, but as **key ideological instruments** that can either sustain disconnection or facilitate planetary healing and conscious evolution.
Citation and Legal
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Footnotes
- ↑ Halverson, Jeffry R., H. L. Goodall, and Steven R. Corman. Master Narratives of Islamist Extremism. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
- ↑ Mike Sosteric, “A Short Sociology of Archetypes,” 2020, https://www.academia.edu/44254363
- ↑ Sosteric, Mike. “A Short Sociology of Archetypes,” 2020. https://www.academia.edu/44254363/