The ancient concept of man as a microcosm reflecting the macrocosm is a cornerstone of Hyperborean Wisdom. It asserts that man, in his truest form, embodies a miniature replica of the Universe, mirroring its structure and essence. The sources, drawing on various esoteric traditions, illuminate this concept, particularly in relation to the Universe of The One.

The macrocosm, in this context, refers to the Universe of The One, the totality of existence encompassing all entities and their interrelationships. The sources describe it as being "plasmated" or ordered by the Demiurge, the creative force responsible for shaping the material plane.

The microcosm, on the other hand, signifies man as a "minor mundus," a miniature world reflecting the "major mundus," or macrocosm. This reflection, however, is not a simple one-to-one correspondence. The sources emphasize that the microcosm reflects the macrocosm in an inverted manner.

This inversion is crucial to understanding the Hyperborean perspective. It suggests that while man possesses all the elements of the macrocosm, their arrangement and function are reversed. This is exemplified by the concept of archetypal memory, which is analogous to the archetypal plane of the macrocosm but exists in an inverted form within the microcosm.

Furthermore, the analogy between the macrocosm and microcosm extends to their respective animating principles. Just as the macrocosm is animated by the Demiurge, conceptualized as the "anima mundi", the microcosm is animated by the soul, an extension of the monad, a higher archetype emanating from the Demiurge.