:: Prologue || Foreword :: What if it were somehow possible to transcend time and space? What if one could hear tales of distant generations from far-away lands, to harvest their wisdom, discard their folly, to somehow transport that knowledge back to this moment, now, and harness it for one’s personal glory? What if…? Carl Jung idolized symbols. He often spoke of symbols in the same tones one might expect a Buddhist to use when referencing a bodhisattva who seeks to attain Nirvana. To him, symbols were a mysterious, mystical force that live on throughout the ages. To quote the great man himself,  

“There is a thinking in primordial images, in symbols which are older than the historical man, which are inborn in him from the earliest times, eternally living, outlasting all generations, still make up the groundwork of the human psyche. It is only possible to live the fullest life when we are in harmony with these symbols; wisdom is a return to them.” –Carl Jung

Certain symbols or motifs, certain personalities or archetypes will appear from culture to culture and from generation to generation. Many times the names of these archetypes change, but the underlying principles and design will remain the same.

On this presumption, this mini-series will analyze six archetypes that constantly rear their heads in gaming communities. The archetypal names will be contemporary and yet by the completion of this series the reader will find him- or herself awestruck by the timelessness of this story. The reader is urged to consider the facts and anecdotes presented herein at a level beyond the surface as in so-doing the true eeriness of this tale shall emerge.