Two Kinds of Archetype
Ken Wilber

Ever wonder why there's got to be so many damn integers in integral theory? Four quadrants, eight zones, three bodies, five natural states —if we didn't know any better, we might accuse Ken of dabbling in numerology! Now we have a new number to add: two kinds of archetypes. After hearing Ken riff on the sticky nature of this often-abused term, we think you'll agree that we should add this one to the list. Take a listen to see how a relatively common confusion between two different "falls" in human history—the first spiritual and the second existential—has led to the conflation of primary and fundamental patterns of being with mythic symbols, forms, and images of collective developmental past. The resolution of this particular debacle helps us to reorient our own spiritual search, and helps us to better understand the rich school of Jungian thought and honor his incredible pioneering insights....