Now we have to console the ladies who might be offended by the absence of female archetypes in this series of blogs. Frankly speaking, I don’t think there are any female archetypes. An archetype implies acting as an fundamental example for the growth of spiritual life. It implies the figuring of something superior primordial by something imperfect, and the latter that must efface itself, when it has been seen and understood. In a way each woman is too unique and ultimate, and her presence too permanent for her to be an imitable archetypal example.
From here we could elaborate endlessly how in the mystery of Christ, who is the absolute invisible truth become visible that our faith adheres to, all seven archetypes are present. I’ll just give some hints.
This 3rd type of masculinity, Man of Blood, is probably the least politically correct one, and yields two archetypes dealing with sacrifice:
All mythological traditions, vocally communicated legends and epic writings testify to man’s search for his identity. Key figures, like divinities and heroes are so-called 'archetypes', fundamental models that recapitulate man’s questioning about himself:
De komende drie jaar zal de JohannesAcademie, in samenwerking met broeders uit verschillende Europese landen, internationale ontmoetingen organiseren in zes grote Europese steden. Er zijn slechts enkele plaatsen per land beschikbaar.
