Five Archetype: Human Octave

ability to examine dispassionately

Archetype FIVE is part of the Social triad.
The Archetypes in this triad form the foundation for Mental Belonging.
Each is expressed within the Divine, Nature, & Human Octaves.

Archetype Five at the Human Octave examines life with dispassionate clarity. Five can be cerebral and scholarly in the search for truth. Often introspective and self-contained, Five’s capacity to focus intensely and to process a lot of information requires energy and solitude. While it appreciates privacy, it’s also considerate of and responsive to life’s interconnectivity.

Social Belonging for Archetype Five is a security that recognizes everything is connected to everything else. The gifts of Five enable you to reflect. They are active when you retain sense and sensibility in the face of conundrums and strong emotions.

This card is a reminder that your inner and outer worlds subtly mirror each other. When you access security within your own body-heart-mind, your outer security becomes self-evident.

Archetype Five Activity: Courting Insight

Here’s a simple practice that invites you to play with your capacity for insight. You’ll need paper, pen, and as little as 5 minutes for open contemplation.

• Make a random mark on the paper (any small scribble will do).

• Now relax your body and focus on that mark until an insight naturally arises.

• Let yourself be surprised by what bubbles up. This isn’t a test to figure out.

• When an insight comes to you, write it down.

Your insight need not be monumental, it doesn’t even need to be novel. In my experience, insights come in layers—each time some kernel of truth returns to my awareness, I’m able to encounter it at a new level of understanding.

What happens for you? Please share, if you’re willing.

Gratitude to my partner Stephen whose insight led to this practice!

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