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01. All Archetypes Self-Reflection

What are Archetypes?

  • Fundamental universal patterns of personality, psyche, consciousness and/or behavior that exist across humanity and have been around intellectually since at least the time of Plato 
  • Carl Jung, Swiss psychologist in the 20th Century, put archetypes on the map of modern consciousness.  
  • Most archetypes are psychological patterns derived from historical roles in life. Ex. mother, child, servant. 
  • Archetypes can also be universal events or situations. Ex. Initiation, death and rebirth.  
  • According to Carolyn Myss, each person has a unique group of 12 archetypes and 12 patterns of behavior that is uniquely theirs; think of these 12 archetypes as intimate companions.  
  • They provide the foundation for your personality, drives, feelings, beliefs, motivations, behaviors and actions.  
  • Each archetype has a light and shadow aspect ‘to learn from’ or to understand yourself more deeply. The archetype energies are neutral in nature, despite the negative connotations that can be associated with their names.  
  • Archetypes can take an active role as guardians and inner allies, awakening you when you’re in danger or falling into destructive behavior. They may also be energetic aspects that are under or overly present in your life and the overall collective.

 

Everyone shares 4 archetypes including: The Child, Victim, Prostitute and Saboteur. Each of these is deeply involved in our most pressing challenges related to survival. They represent different issues, fears and vulnerabilities that you need to confront and overcome in your life to learn your lessons, meet your goals and/or achieve your potential. 

These 4 archetypes can represent spiritual as well as material strengths, they can become your guardians and will preserve your integrity and power, refusing to let you negotiate it away in the name of survival. 

Archetype Self-Reflection Exercise

Choose from the list of 75 archetypes below using any of the following methods:

  • Use your testing technique to determine which ones are in your greatest good to work with at this time. 
  • Read through them and choose whichever ones most resonate with your life patterns. This includes the archetypes you show others and the ones you may try to hide. 
  • Use the Caroline Myss Archetype Cards. Set your intention to clear the deck of any previous energies the cards may still hold and that you will pick the cards that are in your greatest good to pull at this time. Shuffle the cards and randomly draw however many you want to work with. Usually it is best to work with 1-12 archetypes at a time. 

Once you have selected the archetypes for your self-reflection refer here to learn more about them.

 

Reflect on the prompts below for ~5-20 minutes daily for the next 1-3 days. *Unless otherwise directed.

  • To get the most out of this experience, set the intention to refrain from any type of positive or negative judgment and be neutral in your observation. Archetypes all have light and shadow attributes that are not "good" or "bad". Be open and curious about what you may discover! It’s an exploration of You!
  • Perform this self-reflection again in about 3-4 weeks to assess your progress and to gather any new information to continue to support you and your greatest good.
  • Optionally, use your testing technique to determine your optimal frequency and duration to use this reflection technique.

 

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