The Feminine/Great Mother archetype refers to the primordial image of human psychology; the personification of the unconscious and conscious mind, as well as the stratum of consciousness that lies between these two poles. As the primordial image, then, the Feminine/Great Mother archetype refers to the whole dynamic spectrum of consciousness, signifying the essential unconscious state of the human psyche and its potential to give rise to conscious mental states, characterized by varying degrees of awareness.