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ARCHETYPES Archetypes are universal symbols, motifs or themes that may be found among many different cultures. They recur in the myths of people worldwide. These symbols carry the same or very similar meanings for a large portion, if not all, of mankind... certain symbols, such as the sky father and earth mother, light, blood, up-down, and others recur again and again in cultures so remote from one another in space and time that there is no likelihood of any historical influence and causal connection among them (Guerin 15).
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WATER birth-death-resurrection creation purification and redemption fertility and growth
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SEA/OCEAN the mother of all life spiritual mystery death and/or rebirth timelessness and eternity
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RIVERS death and rebirth (baptism) the flowing of time into eternity transitional phases of the life cycle
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SUN creative energy thinking, enlightenment, wisdom, spiritual vision
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RISING SUN birth, creation, enlightenment
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SETTING SUN death
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RED blood, sacrifice, passion disorder
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GREEN growth, hope, fertility
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BLUE highly positive secure tranquil spiritual purity
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BLACK darkness, chaos, mystery, the unknown death wisdom evil melancholy
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WHITE light, purity, innocence, death, terror, supernatural light, purity, innocence, timelessness
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YELLOW enlightenment, wisdom
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SERPENT symbol of energy and pure force (libido) evil, corruption, sensuality, destruction
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3 light, spiritual awareness, unity (the Holy Trinity) male force
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4 associated with the circle, life cycle, four seasons female force
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7 the most potent of all symbolic numbers, signifying the union of three and four the completion of a cycle perfect order religious symbol
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7 7 days of the week 7 Deadly Sins/7 Virtues 7 Heavens of Judaism, Islam, Hinduism Lucky Number 7
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12 Product of 3 and 4 12 months 12 Olympian gods 12 Apostles 12 hours on clock 12 Apostles
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WISE OLD MAN savior, redeemer, guru representing knowledge, reflection, insight, wisdom, intuition, and morality
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GARDEN paradise, innocence, unspoiled beauty
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TREE denotes life of the cosmos growth proliferation symbol of immortality phallic symbol
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DESERT spiritual aridity death hopelessness
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CREATION Almost all cultures believe the Cosmos was brought into existence by some Supernatural Being (or Beings)
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SPRING Rebirth, childhood
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SUMMER Life, growth, young adulthood
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FALL death/dying, adulthood
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WINTER without life/death, old age
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FREUD'S SYMBOLISM/ARCHETYPES Concave images (ponds, flowers, cups, vases, hollows) female or womb symbols (yonic)
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FREUD'S SYMBOLISM/ARCHETYPES Phallic symbols (towers, mountain peaks, snakes, knives, swords, etc.) male symbols
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