the unconscious / subconscious
dreams
archaic thought forms
elementary ideas
archetypes are biological
    expressions of the structure of the psyche
    expressions of the structure of the brain
transmission of ideas
    diffusion
    separate development
        commonality of the psyche in humans
the psychic (emotional) power of the archetype
not the symbol / form
    the idea / power behind the symbol / form
    symbol / form determined by culture
the process of psychic growth and maturation
    natural / automatic unfolding
synchronicity
    meaningful events
    inner / outer
    not causally connected
assimilation & integration of archetypes into conscious mind
    dangers of premature assimilation
    dangers of failure to assimilate
the collective unconscious
archetypal ideas
    fourness [4] - bilateral body
        square
        quarters / directions
        eight [8]
    circle - sphere / disk / ball / ring
        wholeness / totality / bonds / boundaries
        mandala
            magic circle
        daily experience of the circle
        alpha & omega
        temporal & spatial aspects
        womb to tomb to womb
    a golden age
    powers beyond control
        nature
        goddess
        god
        the monster
    cultural helper
    initiation
        liminal events
    death and rebirth
        [see circle above]
    father
        spirit
        the wise man
    mother
        matter
        the great mother
    sun / moon / sky / stars
    day / night / light / darkness
    stones
        the stone age
        tools
        technology
    animals
        totem
        bush soul
    spiral / labyrinth / maze  
        entoptic images
        journey
    center
        of your circle
        navel / omphalos / mundus / axis mundi
    caves
        tomb & womb
        death & rebirth
    birds
        flying
        flight to the other world[s]
    trees
    bones
        immortality
        the eternal
    water
        springs / streams / rivers / pond / lakes / seas / bogs
        access to the other world[s]
            seen in the reflection
            reverse image of this world
    colors - black / white / red / yellow
 
Man and His Symbols - Carl G. Jung, M.-L. von Franz
The Power of Myth: The Masks of Eternity - Joseph Campbell