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 Okay, now this is interesting... I've had this idea, and I've been trying to pursue it, but there's no path laid out for it, at least not that I know of. The idea is, if I could clearly visualize archetypal psychological "attractors," which are like axiomatic influences on the stories that make up life, then I could choose the part of the story I like and inhabit that more frequently. Does that make sense?  
 It makes sense directionally. I would say we as the vessels have more of a choice in attachment to singular ephemeral ideas than comprehensive story archetypes. The only way to really direct that sort of thing is to make the arduous choice of a given archetype in every moment. Lots of mental fortitude required.