The Council Suit-
Your Archetypes
and
Spiritual Guides

This SoulCollage® suit is the Council of Archetypes. This realm is broader and even more mysterious than that of the Companions.

The word comes from the Greek "archetypos" which means "first of its kind."

When working with the Council Suit, we seek, find, name and make SoulCollage cards for the archetypal figures who are guiding our lives. We do this as we do with all parts of the SoulCollage process, with openness and reverence.

What Are Archetypes?

Jung described archetypes as part of the “collective unconscious.” And what is the collective unconscious? He calls it “a system of a collective and universal nature which is identical in all individuals.”

It might help if you think of each archetype as a metaphor for something larger, something universal.

Archetypes are best described or expressed in the form of images. James Hillman says that they are metaphors whose images grab and hold us. Seena Frost, creator of SoulCollage™, describes them as

the invisible guides, challengers, creators, and destroyers, known across time and cultures by many names, yet being somehow universally in the collective unconscious of the human race.

• The Divine Mother
• The Great Father
• The Wise Old Woman / Crone



• The Divine Child
• The Creator
• The Warrior
• The Shaman
• The Witch
• The Healer
• The Fool
• The Hero
• The Lightbearer
• The One Who Descends and Returns
• Death

Click here to read an article on the
WaterBearer Archetype by Seena Frost, creator of SoulCollage.

Click here to read an article about how you can create healthier relationships by becoming more aware of your personal archetypes.

Click here for a more in-depth look at
specific archetypes.

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Special Archetype Cards

It is suggested that you eventually make a Fool Card and a Death Card for your SoulCollage deck. These are the most universal archetypes of all and need to be included in your deck in order for your intuitive readings to be well-balanced and complete.

The Fool Archetype

The Fool is one of the most ancient, universal archetypes. He is usually experienced as an Interrupter or Surpriser, entering one's life as a much-needed wake-up call. Although he does sometimes have a sense of humor, he usually turns our life upside down (much to our dismay).

I am using the masculine pronoun here, but there is no reason why you can't use female images as well (see my Fool card above, which happens to have one of each!).

The Fool's relatives include: the Jester, Coyote, the Trickster, and clowns.

The Death Archetype

Every culture accepts Death as an archetype. More often than not, it is feared, but it doesn't have to be. Some cultures depict death as The Grim Reaper, others as Transformation.

Like the Fool, Death is seen as a great Interrupter, or Surpriser. But Death (unlike the Fool) has no sense of humor and the changes and losses it brings are usually greater than whatever the Fool chooses to give.

When you draw the Death card in a reading, it usually has to do with change of some kind, and not necessarily the final physical change that we usually associate with Death. It might mean you are letting go of a meaningful relationship, moving away from a long-held job, or even simply that you are being led to change a lifetime of poor eating habits.

Depending on your own personal view of Death, the images you choose for this SoulCollage card might be gentle or fierce, transitional or final.

Making SoulCollage Cards
for Your Archetypes

Be Patient!

Your Council Suit might take a while to build, but be patient and trust the process. Rip out EVERY picture and image that calls to you, no matter how bizarre it may seem to you right now. Keep these powerful images in a special folder and look at them from time to time. I guarantee that as the months go by, they will each make themselves known to you as you are ready.

Recommended Reading
On Archetypes

The following resources will give you more valuable information on different archetypes and their meanings:

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