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ARCHETYPES. by Don L. F. Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen. Part III The Journey Itself. STAGE 2. The Seeker The Destroyer The Lover The Creator. THE SEEKER.
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ARCHETYPES by Don L. F. Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen
Part III • The Journey Itself
STAGE 2 The Seeker The Destroyer The Lover The Creator
THE SEEKER The seeker moves from wandering aimlessly and trying out new things through trying to climb the ladder of success to looking for spiritual guidance. EXAMPLES: Goldilocks, Indiana Jones, Don Juan, Leo the Late Bloomer, Luke Skywalker, Pinocchio
Seeker: Peter RabbitNon Seekers: Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail
More Seekers: Captain Kirk, Captain Picard, Luke Skywalker, Jason & the Argonauts
Shadow Seekers are LazyLazy Jane Lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy Jane, She wants a drink of water So she waits and waits and waits and waits and waits For it to rain. Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends, page 87
How Not To Have To Dry the Dishes If you have to dry the dishes (Such an awful, boring chore) If you have to dry the dishes (‘Stead of going to the store) If you have to dry the dishes And you drop one on the floor— Maybe they won’t let you Dry the dishes anymore. Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic, page 12
THE DESTROYER The Destroyer moves from confusion over experiencing pain and death of a loved one through accepting mortality to letting go of what is not important. EXAMPLES: Beowulf, The Big Bad Wolf, Samson, The Terminator, Darth Vader Lord Voldemort
Warriors-Destroyers: Voldemort, Count Olaf, Darth Vader & President Snow
THE LOVER OR FRIEND The lover, friend, or sidekick is incomplete without the other lover, friend, or sidekick. SHADOW EXAMPLES: Bathsheba, Delilah, Don Juan, Don Giovani, Byron’s Don Juan, Cassanova
THE CREATOR The Creator moves from daydreaming and imagining through knowing what is really important to allowing dreams to come true. EXAMPLES: Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams, Frederick, The Purple Crayon
Hindu Gods: Vishnu (Creator)Shiva (Destroyer) & Ganesh (Success)