When it comes to the manifestation process and the law of attraction, the universe is usually perceived as a responsive force that delivers what you want in life. Driven by your thoughts, emotions, actions and personal energy, you work to co-create your reality through intention and alignment with the positive forces of the universe. 

Within the context of manifestation and the law of attraction, it seems to me that the universe resembles an archetype. An archetype is a universally recognised pattern of thinking, feeling, choosing, and behaving. A person’s suite of archetypes reflects different aspects of their personal history to date. 

Two (more) reasons why the manifestation process may not be working may be that one: people are yet to learn that the Universe archetype is not one of their personal archetypes and two: they don’t know how to compensate for the lack of it.

I’m thinking that if the Universe archetype is one of your 12 personal archetypes, then attracting your desires into your life will be easier for you than for someone who doesn’t have this archetype in their personal repertoire. Not having the Universe archetype as one of your archetypes doesn’t mean your manifestation won’t bear fruit. It simply means it doesn’t come naturally to you. It’s not second nature. It’s not automatic. It’s not your default position. But this can’t stop you being, doing and having what you want. You will need to learn how to recognise, accept, investigate and nurture the archetypal connection if you want to collaborate with the Universe archetype. Whether or not it is innate to your way of thinking, feeling, choosing and behaving. 

If an archetype is not one of your 12 personal archetypes, or it’s not one of your 24 archetypal wings, in other words, if the Universe archetype is not a natural part of your overall archetypal make-up, then you can recruit this archetype to assist you with your task as a fit-for-purpose archetype. This allows you to make the connection and build a relationship with it. Then you can move on to collaborating with it. You can connect with and build your relationship with the Universe archetype by either Self-authoring it, or as below, by journalling its negative and positive aspects, in that order and in equal measure. 

But first, let me provide a basic description. The Universe archetype (as with any archetype) is a neutral force of energy. It depends on what you choose to do with this energy. Consciously or unconsciously. The Universe archetype can be your cosmic creator, a mirror, and alchemist, or not, as it works its way around your Archetypal Wheel of Life.

The Universe archetype can be used to represent a force that reflects and responds to human energy, thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Like any archetype, it has positive and negative qualities, a dark side and a light side, lead and gold, depending on how people align with it. Undeveloped, wounded, immature or distorted, the Universe archetype represents at best, an indifferent force in your life, and at worst an unforgiving mirror. It reflects back the energy, thoughts, and beliefs you hold. Good, bad and ugly. 

This is why it’s important to acknowledge the negative qualities and characteristics contained within the Universe archetype before you embrace its positive side. It’s clearly a big archetype. I won’t pretend I know it all, but here’s what I’ve learned so far: 

As an unforgiving mirror, the Universe archetype can be impersonal to the point of appearing harshly indifferent. While the Universe archetype doesn’t appear to judge, if you’re not conscious of this archetype, it seems to reflect the state of your energy. If you spend most of your time and energy focusing on lack, fear, or negativity, you can reinforce those experiences. As an unconscious force, the Universe archetype can be unpredictable, random and chaotic. And when doubt, fear, and limiting beliefs move in and take up long-term residence in your head, they send mixed signals that interfere with your ability to collaborate with this archetype. They create confusion, and delay or distort your manifestations. And if you carry other deep-seated, unhealed, broken or wounded archetypes, the force of the Universe archetype appears to team up to reinforce those limiting patterns. All of which creates unexpected obstacles to be overcome on the way through the manifestation process. 

But. 

Once you acknowledge as many pitfalls as possible before and during your collaborations with the Universe archetype, then your mind’s eye is open instead of closed to its traps. Then you’re in a conscious position to realistically attune to the bright side of the Universe archetype. 

The Universe archetype can be called on to act as a benevolent, creative alchemist full of potential, and plausible possibilities, and resources that offer opportunities for growth, success, and fulfilment. With the right mindset (and heart set), together they can work to manifest what you want.

The Universe archetype represents a guiding force that nurtures and supports you toward your highest potential. It’s simple really. To align with the better side of the Universe archetype, improve your personal atmosphere by being kind, respectful, empowering, honest, trustworthy, and compassionate.

Put simply, treat yourself and others well. You get the idea. When you treat yourself and others well, you generate good will all round. You earn a reputation for acting with integrity. People gravitate towards you. Collaborating with the Universe archetype can make way for events, people, and opportunities to enter your life in ways that seem divinely orchestrated, creating meaningful coincidences and synchronicities, but here’s the thing:

The soul’s purpose of the manifestation process is to recognise that the divine, sacred energy of the universe is alive within you. You are in charge of what you do with this energy. It creates a ripple effect. The manifestation process and law of attraction will encourage you to believe in your inner power, above and beyond external power, whether the Universe archetype is one of your personal archetypes, or you recruit it as a short-term, fit-for-purpose archetype.

Journal Prompts for the Universe archetype:

1. Within the context of the manifestation process and the law of attraction, what does the power of the universe represent to you at present? For example, is it a source of divine energy, higher intelligence, the working of karma, or the immense forces and laws of nature and the complexity of space, time and physics?
2. How has your relationship with the power of the Universe evolved over time?
3. With a stream of consciousness approach, let your thoughts flow unedited as you brainstorm and list 6 negative and 6 positive qualities associated with the Universe archetype.
4. Now, reflecting on your previous responses, how does the Universe archetype function as a mirror of your consciousness? In which domains of life have you noticed this mirroring? Within the context of your health? In your finances? Your work? Your relationships?

The power of the universe and how you relate to it is deeply personal. It’s shaped by your lived experience, your thoughts, feelings, choices, actions, knowledge, skills, beliefs, and understanding of existence. All of which are represented by your personal archetypes.