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Chinese/Japanese Archetypes

Chinese/Japanese Archetypes. The Green Falcons (Ryan, TJ & Tyrone). The Fool. This archetype is usually male. Examples: Talking Monkey Cricket Meerkat. The Magician. A person who does magic “Black Magician”/ “White Magician” The word magic originates from Greek/Latin.

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Chinese/Japanese Archetypes

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  1. Chinese/Japanese Archetypes The Green Falcons (Ryan, TJ & Tyrone)

  2. The Fool • This archetype is usually male. • Examples: • Talking Monkey • Cricket • Meerkat

  3. The Magician • A person who does magic • “Black Magician”/ “White Magician” • The word magic originates from Greek/Latin

  4. The Earth Mother • Life Giver • Gives unconditional fountain of love, patience, devotion, caring & unselfish acts • Also known as Goddess of Life

  5. The Sailor • Japanese Archetype • Sails the seas • Mellow Charcter

  6. The Fire • Element Archetype • Fire people are the happiest when people enjoy their stories • Are honestpeople • People who use this element are more community minded

  7. The Dragon • Symbol, on Mancha flag • Spirits of the waters • Evil dragons are buddhist • Chief of the scoly reptiles

  8. The Lost Child • There are many children with diverse strengths & weaknesses. • Examples: -Orphan, -Wounded -Magical

  9. The Artist • Embodies the passion to impress a dimension of life that is just beyond the five senses. • Starving artist represent the fear of financial ruin or belief that fame & fortune come only after death.

  10. The Lover • Involves people with romantically incline but also anyone exhibits great passion & devotion • Examples: - arts, music, cordoning, etc.

  11. The Advocate • Embodies a sense of life-long devotion championing the rights of others in P.B. Era. • The Shadow advocates manifest in false or negative or causes on in committing to cause for personal gain. • Examples: -Fairy Tales (Puss in Boots)

  12. Wounded Healer • Li Tie-guai ("Li with the Iron Crutch") is one of the Ba Xian, the eight immortals of Taoist mythology. • The iron crutch was given to him by Xi Wang-mu after she healed an abscess on his leg. • She also taught him how to became immortal. • His other attribute is a pumpkin containing a magic potion.

  13. The Messenger • The messenger of the sky-god, similarly to Gou Mang. • RuShou is associated with the west, autumn and misfortune. • The dragon is his attribute.

  14. The Creator • Nü-gua • The Chinese creator goddess who created the first humans from yellow earth, after Heaven and Earth had separated. • Since this process was too tedious and time-consuming she dipped a rope into mud and then swung it about her. Soon the earth around her was covered with lumps of mud. • The handmade figurines became the wealthy and the noble; those that arose from the splashes of mud were the poor and the common.

  15. The Miser • Also incorporated with The Midas, these two archetypes are practically the same. • The archetype promotes entrepreneurial or creative ability. Midas was a king which shows that the Midas figure has the power to accumulate wealth for his entire kingdom. On the contrary, he kept it all for his own gain. Greed is his weakness. • The shadow Midas/Miser makes his own wealth by holding onto his money and emotions at the expense of others, and won’t share. • Examples: - Midas who turned everything he touched into gold, tragically, his own daughter.

  16. Sources • ArchetypesList • Myss Library • E.T.C. Werner Myths & Legends of China

  17. Credits • Ryan • Tyrone • TJ

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