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The Visionary • ( Dreamer, prophet, seer, Alchemist). The visionary archetype lets you imagine possibilities that are beyond the scope of your individual life and that benefit all of society. The visionary brings into view what is inevitable given choices that have already been made. Tainted visions may lead entire societies into murderous or destructive rampages.
The Destroyer • ( Attila, Mad scientist, serial killer, spoiler,). The destroyer teaches us that all things must end. The destroyer gets encountered whenever we experience a death or a loss. Illness, divorce, natural or manmade disasters, financial upheaval, death or other losses cause us to go face to face with the destroyer. When we make the choice to have endings, whether that be a relationship, job, or ending a project that is no longer satisfying we are consciously choosing the destroyer.
The Quest • Searching for something, whether consciously. Their actions, thoughts, and feelings center around the goal of completing this quest. This motif describes the search for someone or some talisman which, when found and brought back, win restore fertility to a wasted land, the desolation of which is mirrored by a leader’s illness and disability.
Queen • Queen (Empress) • Besides having a rulership position in a court, the Queen represents power and authority in all women. Symbolically, her court can be anything from a corporation to her home. The image of the Dark or Evil Queen has been largely represented by male authors of fairy tales and folklore as a wicked, dark force. • Religion/Myth: Mary (Mother of Jesus later elevated in Catholic tradition to Queen of Heaven); Anatu (Mesopotamian queen of the sky); Antiope (in Greek myth, the queen of the Amazons) • Fairy Tales: Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs (shadow).
Seeker • Wanderer, Vagabond, Nomad • This archetype refers to one who searches on a path that may begin with earthly curiosity but has at its core the search for God and/or enlightenment. • Religion/Myth: Siddhartha Gautama (before his enlightenment as the Buddha, Siddhartha undertook the classic path of the Seeker).
Messiah • Messiah (Redeemer, Savior) • This archetype is associated with the embodiment of divine power and being sent on a mission by God to save humanity. For all of its Judeo-Christian significance, the archetype of the Messiah has also become associated with psychological behavior. • Religion/Myth: Jesus Christ ("the anointed one" in Greek, believed by Christians to be the Messiah).
King • King (Emperor, Ruler, Leader, Chief) • The King is an archetype of major proportions, representing the height of temporal male power and authority. The King is associated more with the royal blood and inheritance, whereas an Emperor can arise from common society, as did Napoleon. The need to rule and exert control over a kingdom is key to this archetype. • Religion/Myth: Priam (king of Troy); Daibutsu/Daibosatsu (Japanese meditating buddha as world ruler).
The Shaman- Shamans have the ability to diagnose and cure human suffering and, in some societies, the ability to cause suffering. This is believed to be accomplished by traversing the axis mundi and forming a special relationship with, or gaining control over, spirits. Shamans have been credited with the ability to control the weather, divination, the interpretation of dreams, astral projection, and traveling to upper and lower worlds. Shamanistic traditions have existed throughout the world since prehistoric times. The Shaman In the Odyssey, Odysseus under the tutelage of Circe, a powerful sorceress, makes a voyage to Hades, the Underworld, in an effort to raise the spirits of the dead using spells which Circe has instructed. His intention is to invoke and ask questions of the shade of Tiresias, in order to gain insight on the impending voyage home. Alas, he is unable to summon the spirit without the assistance of others.
Sage -This type of character is typically represented as a kind and wise, older father-type figure who uses personal knowledge of people and the world to help tell stories and offer guidance that, in a mystical way, may impress upon his audience a sense of who they are and who they might become, thereby acting as a mentor. The Sage Utnapishtim is a character in the Gilgamesh epic and the only human survivor of the great flood. Also he saved a number of animals just as was mentioned in the more well known Noah's Flood story. According to the story he also brought a number of skilled craftsmen so that the arts would not be lost to the floods
The Saboteur • This is a person who has low self-esteem for theirselves which cause them to make choices in life that block your own Empowerment and success. • They want to "sabotage" other people
The Seeker • This archetype describes a person that who searches on a path that usually begins with earthly curiosity but has at it's core the search for God and/or enlightenment • In search for wisdom and truth wherever it is to be found • Arjuana (who questions his role in life in the Bhagavad-Gita)
Citation • Myss, Caroline. "Sacred Contracts." Myss Library. Caroline Myss, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://www.myss.com/library/contracts/three_archs.asp>. • Abbott, Susanna. "Archetypes Contains Lists of Archetypes with Links That Relate ToJungian Thought." Archetypes Contains Lists of Archetypes with Links That Relate ToJungian Thought. Susanna Abbott, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. <http://www.earthvision.info/archetypes>.
Archetypes By : Ibthaj Shaikh, Craig Hinds, Grey Anderson, William Plaza, Isiaah Hoskins, and Noah Leffler
The Orphan Child • A child with deceased parents • Once there was a child wandering about on the earth who was an orphan. He had neither father nor mother, and he was very sad. Nobody paid any attention to him, and nobody asked why he was sad. Though he was sad, the child did not know how to weep, for there were no tears yet in the world. When the moon saw the orphan child going about, he felt compassion: since it was night, the moon came down from heaven, lay down on the earth in front of the child and said, "Weep, orphan child! but do not let your tears fall on the earth, from which people get their food, for that would make the earth unclean. Let your tears fall on me. I shall take them with me back to the sky." The orphan child wept. Those were the first tears in the world, and they fell on the moon. The moon said: "I shall now give you the blessing that all people shall love you." After the child had wept his heart out, the moon went back to the sky. From that day on the orphan child was happy. Everyone gave him whatever delighted and gladdened him. To this day people can see on the moon's face the stains of the orphan child's tears, which were the first tears in the world.--The First Tears
The Apprentice • A student leaving under a master • As rich and varied as India itself, these accounts bring to the reader the Indian perspective on the British Raj. Included are the memories and experiences of more than fifty Indian men and women who worked under the British, made friends with them, and then fought to throw them out. They describe the role of apprentice under the sahibs, the complex racial barriers that divided the rulers from the ruled, the Western education which eventually encouraged rebellion, and the ways in which liberal British political arguments were turned against the Raj by nationalist campaigns to force the British to quit India.
The Trickster • They fool people to get what they have, and what they want. • In the India tale of the monkey, he fools the crocodile into taking him across the river.
Alchemist (Wizard, Magician, Scientist, Inventor--see also Visionary) • shares the common trait of converting some form of matter into an altered expression of itself. The Alchemist is associated with vain attempts to turn base metals into gold, but in its highest manifestation it seeks complete spiritual transformation. You may identify with this archetype if you are interested in a path of spiritual development that is aligned to the mystery schools or study of the laws of the universe. From this perspective, Nostradamus and Isaac Newton could both be classified as Alchemists. • The shadow sides of these archetypes are found in the misuse of the power and knowledge that comes through them. Seduction and trickery brought about through magic and wizardry play on the desires of many people to transform their lives. Films: Jane Powell in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (shadow); PatrickStewart and Ian McKellan (shadow) in X-Men.Fiction: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho; The Mists of Avalon by Marion Z. Bradley; the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling; Alice'sAdventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.Drama: The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.Fairy Tales: Rumpelstiltskin (who spun straw into gold).
