The Orphan’s resilience, the Wanderer’s independence, the Warrior’s courage, the Altruist’s compassion, the Innocent’s faith, and the Magician’s abiding power…
What are these?
These are Archetypes
The term “archetype” means Original Pattern in ancient Greek.
Carl Gustaf Jung used the concept of archetype in his theory of the human psyche.
Jung defined twelve primary types that represent the range of basic human motivations.
Each of us tends to have one dominant archetype that dominates our personality.
There are four cardinal dominant archetypes orientations:
- The Ego - that leaves a Mark on the world
- The Order -that provide structure to the world
- Social - the connection with others
- Freedom - yearn for Paradise
But according to Jung there are twelve Archetypes responsive to the 4 cardinal orientations.
Let's have a short detailed look at them .
- Creator/Artist
- Sage
- Innocent
- Explorer
- Rebel
- Hero
- Wizard
- Jester
- Everyman
- Lover
- Caregiver
- Ruler
The Ego types are: the Innocent , the Everyman, the Hero and the Caregiver.
The Soul types are: the Explorer, the Lover, the Rebel and the Creator/Artist.
The Self types are: the Jester, the Sage, the Magician and the Ruler .
Carl Jung's archetypes are universal symbols and patterns that are present in the collective unconscious of all humans. They are innate and inherited, and they shape our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Jung believed that by understanding these archetypes, we could gain insight into the human psyche and better understand ourselves and others.
Jungian archetypes include the persona, the shadow, the anima/animus, the self, and the hero. The persona is the mask we wear in social situations, while the shadow represents our repressed or hidden aspects.
The anima/animus represents the feminine/masculine aspects of our psyche, while the self is the true, integrated, and balanced self. The hero is the archetype of the journey and represents the struggle and transformation that we go through in life.
Many people were inspired by the Jung studies and one of them is the author Carol S. Pearson.
Carol S. Pearson, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized scholar and well-known author of numerous books, among them the bestselling The Hero Within, Awakening the Heroes Within, The Hero and the Outlaw, and Magic at Work. Her new book - Persephone Rising: Awakening the Heroine Within, was published in October 2015.
Here a glimpse of “Awakening the Heroes within”:
If you are not aware of the story pattern you are living, the story plays you.
We find a model for learning how to live in stories about heroism. The heroic quest is about saying yes to yourself and, in so doing, becoming more fully alive and more effective in the world.
For the hero's journey is first about taking a journey to find the treasure of your true self, and then about returning home to give your gift to help transform the kingdom- and, in the process, your own life. The quest itself is replete with dangers and pitfalls, but it offers great rewards: the capacity to be successful in the world, knowledge of the mysteries of the human soul, the opportunity to find and express your unique gifts in the world, and to live in a loving community with other people.
We first develop the Ego, then encounter the Soul, and finally give birth to a unique sense of Self.
The hero’s journey requires us to find our uniqueness. We simply cannot do that without enough solitude to find out who we are. Most of us need some time alone every day just to stay clear.
The hero's achievement, in short, is to affirm life.
Shared with joy
A.A
Stob, Bulgaria