Living out the Gods and Goddesses
Inside all of us is the potential to connect to a variety of divine archetypes
Living out the Gods and Goddesses.
Inside all of us is the potential to connect to a variety of divine archetypes. Desire, discipline and technique are the elements required to initiate the internal deity templates. The potential for gods and goddesses to bestow their divine characteristics exists within all human individuals. The deities are then in a position to prompt us to replay their myths within the context of our own lives.
There is a reason why so many deities, mythical beings and legends are so similar in cultures that are racially and geographically distanced from each other. It is because they tap into the same metaphysical reality. We are all part of the tapestry that constructs the whole web of consciousness. We share so many conceptualisations with the rest of humanity. This is why we perceive archetypes in similar ways. An archetype has symbolic significance, generally understood but hard to define, e.g. mother, hero, or moon. Archetypes can range from the sinner to the saint, God and the Devil. There are hundreds of animate and inanimate objects and concepts that are archetypal. Jung believed that archetypes are stored in the collective unconscious and can be accessed by all. The Collective Unconscious is a concept that suggests that there are ideas or archetypes that exist outside the individual mind. Archetypes are born on the level of the collective soul, but are enacted by individual souls. Archetypes are vital to understand who we are, they are individual expressions of the collective unconscious.
One of the fortunate aspects of these phenomena for pagans is that one has a wide repertoire of gods and goddesses to choose from. From this respect it seems like a good idea to learn about the myths and identities of gods and goddesses. Males and females can connect with opposite sex archetypes as we have the spiritual germ of our opposite sex inside of us. Jung called these Anima (the female in a male) and animus (the male in the female).
The power to create reality, to use magic, to make good choices, to use telepathy and telekinesis all comes from the archetypes of magical deities who work through us, who are us because we are one with all creation, metaphysical and physical. They are there to help us if we put our attention on them, understand who they are and allow ourselves to integrate with them.
We can all feel an attraction even to just the name of a deity. Which gods and goddesses that we can connect to are reflected in our yearnings and desires? An analysis of what these are, can be very revealing, but of course the more one’s knowledge is expanded by the study of deities the more choices and awareness there can be. Many cultures (such as Hindus) believe that deities have a consciousness and the essence of the deity can be connected through statues and images. Hindus believe that the statue gives you its permission for you to look. Possession of a goddess statue /image can with the right intention create a portal for you to receive the information from the icon, in a way that literal information cannot do.
All human beings are attuned to at least one archetype; most people can be attuned to a number of archetypes. We are all hardwired to respond to the power of an archetype - we just need it to be activated. I believe that dance, image, ritual, prayer and meditation, reading about the myths of gods and goddesses are ways to access them. These methods work best together so there are physical and mental components to receiving the information. One way to gain a clue to which gods/goddesses you resonate with is to ask your self - “if I had super human powers what would they be?” See what magical powers deities possess and you will recognise who is resonating with your own individual identity. Activation of the archetype releases their power to replay their mythology through you. God’s and goddesses speak through our desires.
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