Psychocartography

Psychocartography is the mapping of the psyche. Psyche is a reference to the Grecian goddess that personifies the soul (anima). Therefore, psychocartography is technically the mapping of the anima--the internal environment that connects complexes together.

The psyche can be viewed as a landscape in which the complexes reside. Normally, we only deal directly with the complexes, which are often like 2-year-old children, screaming for attention so we miss a lot of what is going on around it. The approach of psychocartography is to consciously explore the realms when the complexes aren't demanding attention, and map out the associations that form the environment.

Whereas the anima is normally unconscious, the terrain is seldom experienced directly. But, like walking through a city at night, the complexes tend to be like buildings; illuminated, showing a small patch of ground near them. Since we can see the buildings and other structures (complexes), the first point of exploration is to see what structures exist within our own psyche. Once identified, certain attributes can be determined to give better clues as to what the surrounding environment is like. One does not often find a boat, rocking gently in waves, to be located on the Main Street of a city. It's logical place is in the water; normally near shore. The same holds true for the psyche. The complexes are positioned in suitable environments.