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him. As described in the myth, he woke
up and flew away because he had told

her not to. She could love him ONLY if
she could not see him. If you haven’t read

this myth, there are copies all over the
internet. I suggest you read it and allow
the words to really sink in.

The collective unconscious is where

myths, primordial images consisting of the
archetypes that we, Astrologers, know as
planets reside. These are drives or patterns

of psychic content, predispositions we
have inherited from our parents and

our ancestors. These ancient imprints
constitute a dynamic process in the psyche
— known, but invisible to us.

Because we are each made up of several
and sometimes contradicting archetypes,

they can become repressed or split-off
from our conscious awareness and form

what Jung called complexes. These split-off
splinter personalities in the unconscious,
Carl Jung called our shadow complexes.

Unconsciously, we want to be mirrored
and so we search for an “other” that will

complete us and fulfill the indoctrinated
collective dream of perfect love.

Romantic stories and movies that promise
this kind of love give rise to the expectation

that we should all expect an intoxication
and euphoria from our human partners
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