
Originally Posted by
CFTraveler
I think the alien archetype is a symbol in our belief in duality- if we're spirit taking human form, the 'alien' descending would be archetypal of spirit taking form, and the battle would be our apparently eternal battle with our selves, our 'animal' selves. Since our experience (conscious experience, that is) seems to be centered on the physical, then the point of view would be of a terrestrial being 'being invaded', even though way deep down we know better.
Or so it seems to me. Sorry to be general, that's what I got.
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