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#146

Reached for: Magazines (Business Week:)

It comes down to power, money and standing; those are the things that tell me, and everyone, that I'm worth something.

It shows up as a pursuit of power, money and status, worth measured in standing and the markers of getting ahead. The drive is effective and real; it also stakes the whole of a person's value on rank and holdings, so that enough is never quite reached. What it asks for is a worth that isn't priced in power and money.

The Archetypal Form

Mammon, the spirit of wealth who kept his gaze bent to the golden pavement, valuing everything by what it was worth and himself by what he held. The form implies a task: to find a worth that no ledger records.

The Algorithm
Essence
Earned Worth
Rule
I'm worth what I hold and where I rank, so I can never have enough.
Classification
Substance / Activity
Power, money, status, getting ahead
Archetype
Mammon
Emotional theme
Worth measured in standing and holdings
Behavioural pattern
Power-, money- and status-seeking
Family dynamic
A background in which standing and getting ahead carried worth
Core wound
I'm worth what I hold and where I rank, so I can never have enough.
Exit
A worth that isn't priced in power and money.
Frequently asked
What is the "Reached for: Magazines (Business Week:)" pattern?

It shows up as a pursuit of power, money and status, worth measured in standing and the markers of getting ahead. The drive is effective and real; it also stakes the whole of a person's value on rank and holdings, so that enough is never quite reached. What it asks for is a worth that isn't priced in power and money.

What does "Reached for: Magazines (Business Week:)" sound like when it shows up?

It comes down to power, money and standing; those are the things that tell me, and everyone, that I'm worth something.

What is the archetypal form of "Reached for: Magazines (Business Week:)"?

Mammon, the spirit of wealth who kept his gaze bent to the golden pavement, valuing everything by what it was worth and himself by what he held. The form implies a task: to find a worth that no ledger records.

This is a pattern. Not a verdict.
It appears in many lives.