unconscious. "It is the near death experience" (Boeree). He observed that there are a large variety of religions in the world today (which isn't a big observation). "But even though there is this variety of cults, their descriptions of the encounter with death have strange similarities" (Boeree). That is, all say they are floating over their physical self and are attracted towards a tunnel with a bright light at the end. They are graced with a happy scene with religious figures and relatives from the past and future, but sadden when a renewed life force pulls them away from this joyous scenery, back into their bodies.But the core of the collective unconscious resides in his archetypes. Also referred to as "dominants, imagos, mythological and primdorial images", archetypes are the instincts within everybody (Boeree). It is the view, perception, feel, and reaction we relate to a certain experience that was not influenced in us, but instinctively implanted in us all. One archetype that Jung explains well is the mother archetype. It has a caring and nurturing nature. Once again, Boeree explains as human babies, we tend to want and seek out this idealized character to fulfill its early needs. The mother figure can also be seen in the world around us. It's the origin, caretaker, or giver of life. We have the Mother Earth for our resources and supplies. Another archetype is the mana power, or spiritual power. It is the spiritual demands or need for something in reality that the unconscious calls for in the world of dreams in a symbolic manner. For example, Dr. George Boeree says, "the need of seeds or crops: a person could have dreams of semen because it is understood that semen represents fertility and fertilization like seeds and semen." Archetypes also involve direct opposites. Like shadow and persona. Shadow is the animal instincts within everyone. These are the un-praised traits that a particular person doesn't want to exuberate to the wo...
