“One way to comprehend the concept of archetypes is to see them as preeminent aspects of the collective unconscious that serve to structure patterns of experience. Like the collective unconscious, which is the shared domain of humanity’s hidden psyche, archetypes are universal; they exist outside of the constraints of time and space. Their perceptible expression is through the human psyche, filtered through the thick layers of conscious thought, habit, and predisposition. We are able to understand and reconcile an experience through the shades of meaning that an archetypal force generates. These subtle yet all-encompassing imprints upon our psyche inform our own psychological development, which, by extension, influences our perceptual and instinctual relationships to other individuals and the Macrocosm.” - https://rosae-crucis.net/eng/currents/archetypes/