Pkinism.

History of the Hierarchy

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While the Hierarchy of Needs wasn't the first (or even one of the first) Pkin frameworks to be conceptualized, it does reflect the natural progression of different elements in the practice and how they were developed in the early years - therefore, its history can be traced back to the first Reevcie - when Ren Moulaison received the first Archetype (Birval) from her grandmother, Linda Finnson Fast. This day was February 10, 2008 - Ren's 12th birthday. The Hierarchy's history could also arguably be traced back to the day Ren was born (February 10, 1996), depending on how you look at it. These dates represent the first two levels of the pyramid - Practitioner and Archetypes.

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The third level, Archetypal Relationships, dates back to Ren's 13th birthday in 2009 - when she received Valbir from her oldest brother, Colby Dyck-Moulaison. Immediately upon receiving the teddy bear, the relationship between Birval and Valbir was established and has been maintained ever since then.

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Starting one year later (2010) - when Ren got her third Archetype, Vrailb - the pyramid's fourth level (Allegories) started to formulate; and three months after the fourth Archetype (Ilbvra, 2011) was received, Ren created the Summary Visualization as she did it for herself - after which, her Allegories started taking on a life of their own.

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About two years later (2013), Ren got a graph paper notebook for her 17th birthday, which prompted her to activate the fifth and final level of pyramid: the Diagrams. The first of these diagrams was the Quartet Spine, which eventually evolved into the Quartet Muscle (2014) and the Quartet Brain (2018).

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It wasn't until a few years after Ren finished her Pkin Cycle - in the middle of the night on June 17th, 2022 - that she reflected on this natural progression and decided to make a sketch of the pyramid depicted above.

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The Pyramid Explained

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Level One: Practitioner

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The Practitioner level of the Hierarchy is perhaps the most important level of them all - because it's the foundational level and the one that depicts the person it's supposed to serve the most: the Practitioner. Everything after this level - as far as the individual practice goes - stems from the Practitioner because it informs (either implicitly or explicitly) how they will manifest.

 

This level covers things like:

 

• Sacred Choice, aka your right to practice Pkinism how you want without actively harming anyone else

• Your personality as a whole, as opposed to your Archetypes' individual personalities

• Your relationships with other people (Pkinist and non-Pkinist alike), such as friends, family members, significant others, Mentors, Consultants, etc.

• The real events of your daily life

• Your dreams (both the ones you have while you're sleeping, and your aspirations)

• Additional faiths (past or current)

• The culture you've grown up in

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It's also important to note that this is the level you will need to access the most during the Vulnerability-dominant years of your Cycle (1, 4, 7 and 10), because that is where you will be able to draw inspiration for your Allegories - since they are meant to represent you and your story.

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Level two: Archetypes

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While the Practitioner level is important because it serves you as an individual, the Archetypes level of the Hierarchy is important because it's what makes Pkinism what it is. Your Archetypes have a direct relationship to you because they reflect the different parts of your whole personality.

 

This level covers things like:

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• Your Archetypes' individual personalities and energies

• The physical representations of your Archetypes (see Physical Attribute Guide)

  • Using these physical representations as a channeling tool​

  • The days you receive each physical representation (aka Reevcies)

• Your Archetypes' names (see Naming Your Archetypes)

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Level Three: Archetypal Relationships

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The Archetypal Relationships level of the Hierarchy is where the dots start to connect; once you have received your second Archetype, they can establish any type of relationship with the first one that you feel is most intuitive for them (which may change over time if you want it to). After that, as you receive more Physical Archetypes, more relationships between them will crop up.

 

This level covers things like:

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• Mental roleplay of differing perspectives

• What each Archetype thinks and feels about all the others, including:

  • Romances (both one-sided and mutual)

  • Friendships

  • Acquaintanceships

  • Adversaries

• Individual relationship arcs

• Parallels between the Practitioner's internal and external relationships​

• How Archetypes' personalities integrate

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One important thing to keep in mind is that this level differs greatly from the next because, while it does form the building blocks for your Allegories, it also functions in a way that's more akin to the way the Bible is broken up into individual verses, for instance; in other words, this is the level that allows you to apply the lessons in the Allegories to your day-to-day life - even if some of the lessons you learn only apply to specific interpretations of certain Allegories, because those interpretations are getting you through those times in your life (see Sacred Tenet 5).

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Level Four: Allegories

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The Allegories level of the Hierarchy is where your Archetypes' individual stories and relationships start to overlap and come to life. Once you have enough Archetypal Relationships to - at least start to - form a cohesive, multi-dimensional story arc, you can then start to gain insights from those stories to apply to your real life (and this may happen at an alarming rate to you at first, making it a bit overwhelming, so brace yourself for that).

 

This level covers things like:

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• Longevity of your practice

• Attainment of insight/wisdom

• Your Archetypes bestowing wisdom onto each other

• Using insight to predict and contemplate the future

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Level Five: Diagrams

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Finally, the Diagrams level of the Hierarchy is where you get to use and create visual tools to guide you on your practice, using your Archetypes as the base framework. Whether it's a timeline/calendar, a network of connected dots (each representing your Archetypes), a wedding ceremony layout, or something else entirely, the Pkin Diagrams you use and/or create can help you structure your practice so you can continue to get the most out of it. Case in point: the fact that I'm using a Diagram to teach you about this concept.

 

This level covers things like:

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• Geometric artistry/creativity

• Arithmetic

• Structure

• Spiritual discipline

• Extrapolation of the practice

• Visual Symbolism

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Like your Physical Archetypes, Pkin Diagrams may also be used as a channeling tool; however, one major difference between the two, is that your Physical Archetypes can only be used by you to channel your Archetypes' energies, while the Diagrams can be used by all Pkinists and don't just have to depict Archetypes.

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A Tool For Spiritual Scaffolding

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Just like this Hierarchy can show you how your practice gets built, you can also use it as a tool to work backwards from a certain level whenever you get stuck. Here's what I mean:

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Let's say you're working on writing an Allegory (or trying to gain insight from one), but there's an element or two of it that doesn't make sense to you, and you don't know how to make things fit. In that case, you can ask yourself if there's anything on that particular level that will help things get unstuck. If there is, great - use that! But if not, you can then mentally go down one level - to the Archetypal Relationships - and ask yourself if there's anything there to fix the Allegory issue, depending on which relationships are involved in that particular Allegory.

 

If you find something on the Archetypal Relationships level that can help, use it. But if you don't, ask yourself if there's anything on that level in general that can be fixed strictly on that level. And whatever the answer is, you know the drill: if it helps, use it - and if it doesn't, go down a level and repeat the process.

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If you end up getting all the way down to the Practitioner level and you still feel stuck, that probably means that you need to place less focus on your Archetypes and the world they live in, and more time on yourself and how you are feeling in real life. Remember, your Archetypes represent who you are - not the other way around! They simply reflect you and your experiences, so the more you focus on you, the more your Archetypes, their relationships and the Allegories centered on them will be able to reflect that back to you.