THE FATHER ARCHETYPE Light and Dark Sun and

THE FATHER ARCHETYPE Light and Dark; Sun and Shadow; Mockingbird and Blue jay; Mr. Finch and Mr. Ewell

The Father Archetype “In myth, legend and dreams, the father archetype personifies as the Elder, the King, the Father in Heaven. He is the living embodiment of the Logos principle: his word is law. As Defender of the Faith and of the Realm he is the guardian of the status quo and bastion against all enemies. His attributes are activity and penetration, differentiation and judgment, fecundity and destruction” ("Transforming the Mind: The Father“).

The Father Archetype “Without the fathere is chaos, conflict, and sadness…when we feel the confusion of a fatherless life and wonder where he could be, the father has been evoked…he is finding his way back” (Moore 34). “A father is one whose perspective and knowledge are rooted in the underworld and tied to the forefathers, those who have gone before and have created the culture that the father now takes into his hands. A father’s wisdom and moral sensibility find their direction from voices that are not now in life. His initiators are both those literal fathers who have created culture and his own deepest reflections”

The Father Archetype “In dreams, it is always the father-figure from whom the decisive convictions, prohibitions, and wise counsels emanate…an authoritative voice which passes final judgments” (Jung 214 – 215). “The wise old man appears in dreams in the guise of a magician, doctor, priest, teacher, professor, grandfather, or any other person

Major Resources Moore, Thomas. Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life. Harper Collins, 1992. Print. Jung, C. G. The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious. 2 nd ed. New York: Princeton University Press, 1959. Print. "Transforming the Mind: The Father. " Trans 4 mind, Web. 26 Oct 2009. <http: //www. trans 4 mind. com/transformati on/transform 7. 2. htm>.