*16 Transformed consciousness can be achieved through, for instance, spiritual meditation, in which we cleanse the earthly body with water and dry it with air in order to reach celestial heights, from which we ascend back to Earth (to our original life) with a transformed consciousness. In brief, a person with a cleansed being, who has freed himself from his ego, takes on a new role with a transformed consciousness (see Alchemist archetype and Anima – Animus archetype).