Hi Spooky,
Thank you.
Yes, there are 2 types of archetypes. What you describe, are common archetypes of collective subconsciousness. According to Jung. Also there are personal archetypes, informational structures existing in one's personal subconsciousness.
I'm not so sure, that one can't merge with a collective archetype. Russian military psychologists stated to have proved, that it's possible. I don't believe words, unless I have my own experience.
But at Russian schools of Magic and energy-informational development, all grown from the KGB and military forces, and all being kind of totalitarian sects (easy to join, hard to leave), they really use their past incarnations as subpersonalities. Sometimes as a dominating subpersonality. And, of course, like energy allies. I took lessons from one well-known Russian Master, but that program didn't include working with all and any incarnations. It was a program for total physical and mental domination, called "OverHuman" or "OverLord"or "Superior Man" (not sure how it's should properly sound in English). In German it's exactly: "Über Mensch". In Russian: "Sverhсhelovek". "Сверхчеловек". Invocation of invincible unvulnerable Warrior achetype was part of the exercises. But a weak point is that it was meant only for destruction of the enemies. In a Berserk-like transe I could take over lots of people. First - suggestion, like a snake, making them kid of stoned, then attack, and all were scattered arround, no none could stand. I full force stab of a razor-sharp knife or a slash of a Japanese sword did nothing to me. Firearms always missed. They couldn't take aim, or bullets just flew in wrong direction, difficult to say. In this way special troops are trained in Russia, and this Master is an ex-instuctor of such troops. His name is Vadim Schlachter.
How to use it for constructive purposes... I don't know.
Quote:As to manifest previous-life persons, in my experience you, again, can become conscious of their psychic structure, and maybe getting hints from them, but can't "manifest" them. Because to manifest them, you had to manifest their body, their surrounding, their historical age, short: The very time and space of them.
Why historical surroundings, age? Saint people resurrected those who had "gone" long ago, and with no historical surroundings.