Human Archetypes Based on the work of Carl

Human Archetypes Based on the work of Carl Jung

What is an Archetype? n An archetype in literature is the stereotypical representation of human behavior through characters. n Archetypes allow readers to analyze a character based on general social expectations. n Each archetype covers the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual aspects of people.

Shadow of the Archetype n. Shadows of the archetype are the aspects of the character that deviate or stray from the standard expectation. n. Each archetype has either shadow equivalent that represents the underachievement or overachievement of the archetypal standard.

Male Archetypes - Warrior n The warrior aspect concerns the physical aspect of development. n The mature warrior faces challenges without backing down, sacrifices himself for the greater good, and is willing to die for his beliefs. n Honor drives him in conflict rather than anger.

Shadows of the Warrior The Sadist: This is the overachieving shadow warrior. A Sadistic Warrior seeks to torture anyone he sees as weak to compensate for his own weaknesses. Sadists seek to fill those around him with low self-esteem and anxiety, and do the same to themselves. n The Masochist: This is an underachieving shadow warrior. The Masochist assigns strength to others to compensate for his own weaknesses. His vulnerability makes him open to manipulation, and he will take it until he snaps and becomes the Sadist. n

Male Archetypes - Lover n The Lover is concerned with emotional development. n The mature lover is intuitive and instinctively creative. n Compassion and empathy are readily noticeable; he is willing to help another man until his needs are met. n Truth is of utmost importance him,

Shadows of the Lover The Addicted Lover: This is the overachieving Lover. He is constantly dating different women, experiencing worldly pleasures like art, music, and vacations, but never feeling satisfied. His emotions do not have an ultimate goal, and therefore continues to live from pleasure-topleasure. n The Impotent Lover: This is the underachieving Lover. He is depressed and emotionally withdrawn from life, unable to offer any emotional to anyone around him. Demands from people in his life for emotional connection n

Male Archetypes - Magician n The magician rules over the intellectual aspect of man. n The pursuit of knowledge and wisdom is most important. n Being wrong is not an issue because there is always something to learn from any mental exercise. n He is aware that others around him may be more intelligent and seeks ways to learn more from these people.

Shadows of the Magician n n The Manipulator: This is the overachieving Magician. He seeks to make people inferior to him by being the master of necessary knowledge, allowing him to feel superior to those around him. He only will release that knowledge for a price. The Innocent One: This is the underachieving Magician. He wants no responsibility and nothing to do with preparing others to learn. He will learn enough to be able to sabotage others so they cannot be better than him. When others confront him about it, he becomes the

Male Archetypes – The King n The King rules over the spiritual aspect of man. n This is supposed to be the culmination of the qualities gathered while developing the first three archetypes: Courage of the Warrior, Passion of the Lover, and Wisdom of the Magician. n When the King is in balance, his world is in balance. When he is off kilter, then the world around him suffers and goes off balance as well.

Shadows of the King The Tyrant: This is the overachieving shadow King. He dominates everyone around him to cover up his own fragile hold on his power. When confronted with his weaknesses, he responds with rage to cover up his feelings of vulnerability. n The Weakling: This is the underachieving shadow King. He is paranoid, fully believing that those around him will betray him. This paranoia often will cause the Weakling to switch to the Tyrant shadow. n

Exit Slip n How can this information be useful when interacting with other people? 2 -4 sentences.

Reflection Use your notes and personal experiences to answer the following questions. The PEA strategy format has been provided for this reflection. n Question 1: How easy do you think it is for someone to slip into shadow archetypes? Explain using at least one piece of evidence from the notes and an example from experience. n Question 2: How easy or difficult would it be for someone to break out of the cycle of bouncing between the overachieving and underachieving shadows? Explain using at least one piece of n

Feminine Archetypes n The feminine archetypes are derived mostly from the pagan and Celtic Triple Goddess rather than a specific philosopher. n Like the male archetypes, these also cover the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual sides of feminine development. n The one problem with

Feminine Archetypes: The Maiden The maiden is the physical aspect of a woman’s development in synch with the male Warrior aspect. n A maiden’s time in life is marked by puberty and her ability to now carry a child. n The maiden is symbolic of life, all that is new, beautiful, growing, and reborn. The maiden aspect is seasonally in concert with the spring season. n

Feminine Archetype: Queen n This aspect is tied to the male King aspect in that she is his complement; this is the beginning of a woman’s spiritual development. n A Queen joins the ranks of all other married women. This gives her a connection to a vast society of women who can share and impart great wisdom and advice for the new Queen’s upcoming life.

Feminine Archetype: Queen (cont. ) n Unlike the King aspect that comes after development of three other aspects, women are given access to a vast pool of wisdom to utilize early in their development of self.

Feminine Archetypes: Mother The mother is the emotional aspect of woman, complementing the male Lover. n A mature mother will be the shining example of compassion, empathy, nurturing love. n A woman develops this aspect after childbirth. In today’s modern age, this can include adoption. n

Feminine Archetype: The Crone n The Crone deals with wisdom and knowledge, in synch with the male Magician aspect. n The Crone is wise due to her long line of life experiences that gives her the ability to guide the new generation of women in their spiritual journey. n It was once believed that there was a huge change in a woman’s life that marked the coming of the Crone aspect, most likely menopause.