Sometimes the word "preform" is not a misspelling.
"… there are present in every psyche forms which are unconscious
but nonetheless active — living dispositions, ideas in the Platonic sense,
that preform and continually influence our thoughts and feelings and actions."
The Source: Jung on a facultas praeformandi . . .
Illustration —
"A primordial image . . . .
the axial system of a crystal"
For those who prefer a Jewish approach to these matters —
(Post last updated at about 2:10 PM ET on Jan. 23, 2023.)