The general framework of personality archetypes is a constituent and significant component of psychology and personality development. These archetypes are images reflecting various aspects and features of characters typical of distinct people. Thus, archetypes are deeply embedded in the culture and are considered core patterns of societal behavior and perception of reality. These sorts of motifs have been inherited by generations, they are making reflections about ourselves and our surroundings. To better understand the importance of archetypes in our lives and to give a direction to this knowledge, we will do the following in the framework of this article:
Personality Archetypes are the motifs of literature, mythology, and art that are represented in literature, mythology, and art across the entire world and at all times. They are classified under the absolute type since they epitomize core concepts of human life and feelings like the hero, the mother, the trickster, and the sage. These archetypes provide us with the basic model as to how our psyches and the world that we are in operate.
Most of our emotions, actions, and decisions are in one way or another influenced by archetypes, which are available to aid us in most aspects of our lives ranging from relations to career choice to character development. It is useful, therefore, to become aware of these archetypal behaviors to better understand ourselves and our actions. For instance, the hero’s calls to strive and succeed within the different barriers encourage people to establish goals and fight for them, the caregiver stereotype fosters one’s kind-heartedness and tolerance.
Thus it is possible to become aware that we constitute an archetype, who appeals to us and then make a useful use of this knowledge in the process of personality transformation. This method of dream image work, archetype therapy, and artistic self-expression helps people to explore the facets of their psychic patterns and realize a deeper part of themselves. What is more important is that we are capable of learning the skills from our having projected ourselves into the selected archetypes that can lead to self-improvement, and enhanced adaptability and assertiveness.
Personality archetypes are the global meanings or tendencies used to describe people based on their traits and behaviors. These archetypes cut across society and are located in the collective consciousness as supported by Carl Jung – a renowned psychologist. The revelations of these archetypes can then act as significant guides to a person’s primary needs, abilities, and shortcomings.
Personality Archetypes
Stands for purity and honesty, innocence and optimism.
Try to and often long for acceptance and belonging.
It has the ambition to aim high and be successful.
Affectionate and caring for other people.
Is prone to wanderlust and feels the need to experience new things, and feel the wind in her hair.
Is an advocate of change and tends to upset the existing order of things.
Affectionate, passionate, and often tender, people in this group give and seek frequent physical affection.
Renewal is innovative, and creative or imaginative.
Opportunities for happiness, laughter, and fun in other people’s lives.
Many of them are somehow wise, self-reflecting, and aware of the knowledge around them.
Changes the reality of the world as we know it and achieves the improbable.
Regarding behavior, one can describe the adverts as assertive, confident, and in control.
Personality Archetypes and their Effects on Relationships
The given personality archetypes can influence your interactions with other people in a great extent. Thus, a given caregiver archetype may be predisposed to take care of others, encouraging and supporting their partners, whereas a rebel archetype may experience a conflict of values in a relationship, resisting standard practices.
Below are various personalities that are seen in psychology and literature by people who are facing life problems. Some of the most prominent examples include: Some of the most prominent examples include:
The hero Personality Archetype symbolizes the power and the endurance to continue one’s fight. The characters of the examined culture heroes are generally motivated by justice and the ability to overcome difficulties.
As for the hero Personality Archetypes, they are jester and sage, the former standing for wit and playfulness, the latter for cleverness and reflection. Sages are also referred to as wise men and women with extensive knowledge and skills in providing direction to other people due to their wisdom.
The lover persona works under passion, emotions, love, sexual connection, and deep bond. Love is a feeling that is associated with the desire to have meaningful interactions in an individual’s life.
The jester is associated with fun, jest, and joy because he/she is a person who creates a cheerful atmosphere. Comedians, on the other hand, take jokes with tact and use them in a way to makes people merry at all times.
It is possible to comprehend one’s behavioral tendencies and reasons for actions by recognizing the key personality segments. Some so many tests and indicators would assist in assessing which of the Personality Archetypes are dominant amongst everyone. Thus, with the help of identifying and admitting these archetypes, a person can comprehend their self-profiles and relationship patterns better.
Every archetype comes with strengths and virtues but at the same time, it should be balanced by the other one. When one Personality archetype prevails over the others, it negatively impacts the behavior of a person and becomes the cause of an unhealthy relationship with oneself and the surrounding world. In other words, it recognizes and assimilates the various aspects of one’s character, thereby providing an opportunity to attain completeness as a person.
How do the archetypes affect people’s behavior?
Every archetype has its advantages and disadvantages as it defines an individual’s perception and attitudes, as well as motivates specific behaviors. For instance, the Hero’s major motivation is to be a hero to society and make a positive impact while the Sage’s major motivation is knowledge.
Realizing one’s archetype is beneficial in understanding oneself and gaining knowledge about certain behaviors one displays. The objective here is to identify your dominant archetype, embrace its features, and strive to eliminate its flaws.
By extracting yourself from day-to-day life situations, you can open the box that encapsulates your personality types. Lueders (2012) identifies self-awareness as the process of introspection, self-reflection, and mindfulness which enables a person to understand thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is worth stressing the fact that each unconscious layer of the mind contains certain patterns or beliefs regarding self-identity.
The shadow self within the context of analytical psychology, therefore, deals with the darker or repressed side of the individual’s personality. This leaves the understanding that acceptance of the shadows is paramount in getting to a stage of completion and balance in the entirety of the person.
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The book addresses a crucial aspect of our lives and the way it impacts our society and our actions. What compelled us to write this book has much to do with the crisis mankind and consequently, our civilization are facing today. It is a dire warning that we are losing our valued institutions of freedom—capitalism, democracy, and liberal education. Let us touch upon the idea of archetypes to contextualize.
Abundance, Power, Love, Goodness, Truth, Beauty, Justice, Wholeness, and Self. Spiritual wisdom traditions discovered them as ideals to live by that come to us via the experience we call intuition. Later, the Greek philosopher Plato gave the name to the concept.
The archetypes are seen in the spiritual traditions as the purpose of our life; it is claimed that their exploration gives us satisfaction and happiness. Why? The archetypes are attributes of an underlying Oneness that is the foundation of human consciousness; their exploration takes us back to the Oneness from the manifest ignorant and contracted consciousness that we live. Oneness is experienced as an expansion of consciousness which is what brings satisfaction and happiness.
Religions call Oneness by the ambiguous name of God, clouding things up a little. Religions also simplify the definition of archetypes by saying that archetypes are God’s virtues; living them we earn God’s favor, violating them we invite God’s wrath.
More objectively and phenomenologically, you can think of archetypes as the highest contexts for exploring new meanings and noble feelings; they are important for creativity. At the societal level, the archetypes drive us toward civilization. Spirituality-oriented scientists such as Teilhard de Chardin, psychologists such as Carl Jung and James Hillman, and visionaries such as Sri Aurobindo see the embodiment of the archetypes as the purpose of evolution itself. To paraphrase Teilhard, the purpose is to bring heaven to earth.
On the positive side, Personality Archetypes are useful for understanding individual nature in all its aspects, but on the negative side, the shadow aspect of the archetype can pollute one’s life with destructive behaviors and hidden patterns. For example, under certain conditions, the hero will have too much ego, or the caregiver will be too self-sacrificing. These are areas that are hidden and can only be brought to the limelight to ensure that he or she is brought to personal wholeness; such areas are known as shadow aspects.
If we lose the freedom to pursue purpose and archetypes, we are in danger of losing civilization itself. It is time to make the case for a return to the archetypes in our midst, in our persona, in our professional lives, and our social systems. It is Pollyannaish to cry foul and offer no help. Are there guidelines for making such changes? There should be. The purpose of this book is to develop the guidelines for the return of the archetypes. The good news is that there are new developments in human thought to provide us with guidance.
This book is based on the wisdom quantum physics has unexpectedly given us, namely that quantum science is the key that opens the door to a science of consciousness: all objects of our experience are possibilities for consciousness to choose from, with purpose. And the purpose of this stage of human development is the exploration and embodiment of the archetypes. The evolutionary development of human beings is directed toward this as foreseen by de Chardin and Aurobindo.
Quantum science is also telling us something new. There is opposition to archetypes built into human nature. We have enormous inertia to change. Besides, the manifest world is built based on a mechanism that produces forgetfulness of who we are, that we are potentially all One. The new message is this: The drive to forgetfulness sabotages our Oneness and produces mechanical tendencies, however, quantum creativity and exploring the archetypes drive us toward purposive evolution.
The crisis is needed to provide motivation. We must bring back the archetypes and resume the journey of their exploration or else. Or else, we lose the civilization that we have earned through millennia of exploration. The current worldview of materialist science and dogmatic religion keep you so busy with your lower needs that you don’t get to think much about higher needs, meaning, purpose, happiness, or higher intelligence. Once you tire of the straightjacketed way of the current worldviews, once you realize that those old worldviews will never be enough to solve the crisis problems they created, your curiosity is perked, Is there an alternative?
That is when you discover that you are hearing the wrong misleading messages about the aborning quantum worldview: ‘’quantum physics only applies to sub-microscopic material objects, not us human beings’’; or “Nobody understands quantum mechanics,” or ‘’quantum physics is full of unsolvable paradoxes’’; or the opposite, ‘’quantum physics can fully be understood within the current materialistic paradigm’’.
A useful technique for self-discovery and personal development is knowing your personality archetype. You can acquire important insights into your strengths, shortcomings, and possible growth areas by comprehending the fundamental characteristics and reasons that influence your behavior.
Self-reflection: Put some time aside and think about what you are thinking, feeling, and doing.
Seek Feedback: It is now time to ask friends, relatives, or co-workers to describe you and your personality features.
Personality Assessments: It is suggested to take a personality assessment test for more details.
Research: All the above personality types are elaborated, and it is possible to find out which type or model of personality is closer to you.
Once you have mastered the quantum way, you can apply yourself to transform society and save civilization—quantum activism, or teach others—quantum life coaching; in this way, you will be the emissaries of personality archetypes.
Bringing such a change is not for the faint-hearted. And there is good news! The purposive movement of consciousness is with us. I invite you to check out the book and be a part of this worldwide movement. We learned a lot from history and with the power of quantum science of consciousness to lead us, let’s return the archetypes to our lives!
Love,
Amit
Thus, it is possible to state that Personality Archetypes are one of the most effective tools for analyzing the fundamental and unobvious tendencies of the human mind and behavior. In other words, accepting the archetypes defining the inherent energies within a person helps this individual to become the best self and, therefore, live a happier life. Therefore, why not start mapping out your journey of self-discovery and discover the archetypes that set up the most positive chords in you? It could simply be the answer to lifting the lid and realizing a new dimension of perspective and control in your life.
By Amit Goswami, PhD, a retired physicist from the University of Oregon, USA. For more insights and educational resources, visit Facebook, Cqaedu.
