Euhemistic manifestation of mythological archetypes
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:24 pm
I thought I start with a short example this thread and tell later more about my thoughts of the matter. Hopefully this sparks conversation!
Whan I've been thinking lately is how traditional mythological archetypes manifest themselves among humanity and different peoples and cultures. I've been especially interested in the archetypes of Kalevala and how they manifest themselves among FInnish people but also other cultures and peoples. I have been thinking that the Phenomenon know as euhemism is the way gods, heroes, villains and archetypes of mythology are principles that manifest in different times in the evolution of the people and culture, so that they are principles manifesting through humanity's especially spiritual evolution, myths breaking and bursting into history so to speak.
There are for example "Kullervo souls" that are especially young men with a bad karma; there are Lemminkäis-souls - great lovers and heroic Christos-souls - there are Ilmaris-souls, the intellectual types and, Väinämöis-souls, spiritual men, and Feminine archetypes manifest themselves in women, Louhi especially being a archetype for an old cranky yet wise women. My love for young blond girls makes me see Pohjanneito-souls in young adult women, especially blondes, hahaha.
I have reckoned that this is a rarely noticed and not very well known thing among the modern peoples, but it still exists, I believe, and with the complete recognition of the phenomena one can know especially ones own archetype and how it manifests in ones own life; this being however only one of the keys to understanding the thing in all of its wideness and depth. My own deepest archetype is, since I'm a Cancer, Väinämöinen; other Kalevala heroes and gods manifest themselves in other star signs. There are also other archetypes that I recognize in myself, depending whether one talks about ones personality star sign, soul star sign etc.
What do you think?
Whan I've been thinking lately is how traditional mythological archetypes manifest themselves among humanity and different peoples and cultures. I've been especially interested in the archetypes of Kalevala and how they manifest themselves among FInnish people but also other cultures and peoples. I have been thinking that the Phenomenon know as euhemism is the way gods, heroes, villains and archetypes of mythology are principles that manifest in different times in the evolution of the people and culture, so that they are principles manifesting through humanity's especially spiritual evolution, myths breaking and bursting into history so to speak.
There are for example "Kullervo souls" that are especially young men with a bad karma; there are Lemminkäis-souls - great lovers and heroic Christos-souls - there are Ilmaris-souls, the intellectual types and, Väinämöis-souls, spiritual men, and Feminine archetypes manifest themselves in women, Louhi especially being a archetype for an old cranky yet wise women. My love for young blond girls makes me see Pohjanneito-souls in young adult women, especially blondes, hahaha.
I have reckoned that this is a rarely noticed and not very well known thing among the modern peoples, but it still exists, I believe, and with the complete recognition of the phenomena one can know especially ones own archetype and how it manifests in ones own life; this being however only one of the keys to understanding the thing in all of its wideness and depth. My own deepest archetype is, since I'm a Cancer, Väinämöinen; other Kalevala heroes and gods manifest themselves in other star signs. There are also other archetypes that I recognize in myself, depending whether one talks about ones personality star sign, soul star sign etc.
What do you think?