They represent themes, motifs, and aspects of humanity. Mythical stories represent our collective imaginations – in modern times by icons, heroic characters in books and film, and historical figures. Stories, told through archetypal characters, are part of our collective consciousness and shape our personalities and behaviors. These archetypes are symbols of our higher states of consciousness and through their stories, we can learn about our own human potential. I could see the qualities of many of the gods and goddesses within me, some more than others. The idea that we all have the ability to access the collective qualities of humanity began to resonate with me.
These archetypes represent the often dormant potentials that lie within us all as states of possibility and that we have access to at any time.
It was then that I learned that these archetypes – gods, goddesses, themes, motifs, epic characters in movies – were simply representations of qualities within all humans, and that by putting attention on those personas, one is awakening the expression of these universal qualities within themselves.Īrchetypes as the Symbols of Higher States of Consciousness When I first came to work at Chopra many years ago, I attended several workshops that revolved around working with archetypes. Were these actual beings? What did it mean that Saraswati was the goddess of knowledge? And couldn’t I have knowledge without making an offering to her? I didn’t know how this all fit into my life. And the representations seemed flat and simplistic. In my analytical mind, I never connected to the idea that worshipping a particular form would somehow bring things into my life. In all honesty, it never really resonated with me. It seemed there were an endless number of gods and goddesses and it was easy to get caught up in a literal interpretation of their stories. I grew up in a home where we learned a lot about Hindu mythology.
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