ARCHETYPESBased on the work of Carl Jung

Collective Unconscious: JUNGJung's proposal of collective unconscious, and

archetypes, was based on the assumption of the existence of psychic (mental) patterns. These patterns include conscious contents—thoughts, memories—which come from life experience. They are common to each human being and, actually, they're precisely what makes every human being have something in common.

His proof of the vast collective unconscious was his concept of synchronicity, that inexplicable, uncanny connectedness that we all share

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Jung, Carl. The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche. (1939)

"But why on earth," you may ask, "should it be necessary for man to achieve, by hook or by crook, a higher level of consciousness?"

This is truly the crucial question, and I do not find the answer easy. Instead of a real answer I can only make a confession of faith: 1 believe that, after thousands and millions of years, someone had to realize that this wonderful world of mountains and oceans, suns and moons, galaxies and nebulae, plants and animals, exists. From a low hill in the Athi plains of East Africa I once watched the vast herds of wild animals grazing in soundless stillness, as they had done from time immemorial, touched only by the breath of a primeval world. I felt then as if I were the first man, the first creature, to know that all this is. The entire world round me was still in its primeval state; it did not know that it was. And then, in that one moment in which I came to know, the world sprang into being; without that moment it would never have been. All Nature seeks this goal and finds it fulfilled in man, but only in the most highly developed and most fully conscious man.

UnconsciousSELF

Anima / Animus

Shadow

PERSONA

EGO

Conscious

Persona and EgoWhat is the persona?

It is the medium through which we present ourselves to the public; it includes our personality, social roles (e.g., "parent" or "businessperson"), our "image," our mannerisms, and our style of speech and clothing.

It is the bridge from our inner self to the outer world

A strong ego supports the persona with self-esteemConscious awareness resides in the ego,

although not all of the operations of the ego are conscious.

Shadow The shadow personifies everything that the subject

refuses to acknowledge about himself. Unconscious Personality – the part of ourselves we deny and

project onto others

If and when an individual makes an attempt to see his shadow, he becomes aware of (and often ashamed of) those qualities and impulses he denies in himself but can plainly see in others — such things as egotism, mental laziness, and sloppiness; unreal fantasies, schemes, and plots; carelessness and cowardice; inordinate love of money and possessions — ...[a] painful and lengthy work of self-education.

The Dark Side – The Wilderness

Anima / AnimusThe male principle / The female principle

Characters are often looking for their inner opposites

Anima influences a man's interactions with women and his attitudes toward them, and vice versa for females and the animus.

The Hero

The Hero – The AntiheroTraditionally defined heroic qualities, akin to the classic "knight in shining armor" type, have given way to the "gritty truth" of life, and authority in general is being questioned. The brooding vigilante or "noble criminal" archetype, seen in characters like the Punisher or Dirty Harry, is slowly becoming part of the popular conception of heroic valor rather than being characteristics that are deemed un-heroic.

Mentor

Wise Fool

Devil Figure

The Outcast

The Scapegoat

The Temptress

Good MotherBirth, Warmth, Family,

Protection

The Bad Mother is her opposite

Maiden

Associated with inspiration and fulfillment The princess – the soul mate – the lover

Platonic IdealAssociated with inspiration and the spiritual ideal on an intellectual level ONLY – not on the level of physical attraction

Trickster

Joseph CampbellThe MONOMYTHThe life pattern of the

heroThe same story has

been told since the beginning of time…

Pattern of the Hero:in every culturein every countryin every time of humanity

According to Jung, self-realization is attained through individuation. His is an adult psychology, divided into two distinct tiers. In the first half of our lives we separate from humanity. We attempt to create our own identities (I, myself). This is why there is such a need for young men to be destructive, and can be expressed as animosity from teens directed at their parents. Jung also said we have a sort of “second puberty” that occurs between 35-40- outlook shifts from emphasis on materialism, sexuality, and having children to concerns about community and spirituality.

In the second half of our lives, humans reunite with the human race. They become part of the collective once again. This is when adults start to contribute to humanity (volunteer time, build, garden, create art, etc.) rather than destroy. They are also more likely to pay attention to their unconscious and conscious feelings. Young men rarely say "I feel angry." or "I feel sad.” This is because they have not yet rejoined the human collective experience, commonly reestablished in their older, wiser years, according to Jung. A common theme is for young rebels to "search" for their true selves and realize that a contribution to humanity is essentially a necessity for a whole self.