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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 [[Archetypes]] designed to manipulate and control a population.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “A Short Sociology of Archetypes,” Unpublished. https://www.academia.edu/43008763/A_Short_Sociology_of_Archetypes</ref>  
<blockquote class="definition">A '''Symbol Factory''' is an institutional [[Mechanism of Compliance]] within which [[System Agents]] create, revive, restore and reproduce a specific [[Creation Template]]s  support and enable the [[Accumulating Class|Accumulating Classes]] [[Regime of Accumulation]].   
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==Components of Indoctrination==
[[Indoctrination]] > {{#ask:[[Is a component of::Indoctrination]]}}
==List of Symbol Factories==
[[Symbol Factory]] > {{#ask:[[Is a:Symbol Factory]]}}
==The System==
[[The System]] consists of {{#ask:[[Is a component of::The System]]}}
==Mechanisms of Compliance==
[[Mechanisms of Compliance]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Mechanism of Compliance]]}}


==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==


See "A Short Sociology of Archetypes" for a discussion of symbol factories.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “A Short Sociology of Archetypes,” https://www.academia.edu/43008763/A_Short_Sociology_of_Archetypes.</ref>  
Karl Marx speaks about the "ruling class's" production of the the "ruling ideas" in the German Ideology, in the section "Ruling Class and Rulin Ideas." 
 
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>
 
==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/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 Compliance within which System Agents create, revive, restore and reproduce a specific Creation Templates support and enable the Accumulating Classes Regime of Accumulation.

Components of Indoctrination

Indoctrination > Creation Template, Ideological Institution, Sacrilization, Symbol Factory

List of Symbol Factories

Symbol Factory >

The System

The System consists of Mode of Accumulation, Mode of Production, Mode of Reproduction

Mechanisms of Compliance

Mechanisms of Compliance > Mechanisms of Force, Mechanisms of Indoctrination, Mechanisms of Surveillance, Technologies of the Self, Toxic Socialization

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

Karl Marx speaks about the "ruling class's" production of the the "ruling ideas" in the German Ideology, in the section "Ruling Class and Rulin Ideas."

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.