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Jungian Archetypes
The word archetype is defined by Webster as original pattern or model. Jung took this Platonic concept,
refined it and applied it to depth psychology specifically to his theories about the collective unconscious.
Jungian archetypes presuppose that all people even
across cultures share a common landscape of
attributes, have a similar relationship to all the primal
qualities of human energy and expression. Individuals
may manifest these qualities in different proportions, but
the energy or attitude of every archetype is contained
within every human being to some degree, however
imperceptible it may seem. Obviously, some individuals
will be more predisposed towards certain qualities than
others.
Jungian Archetypes
Queen Archetype
Jung was one of the first to closely examine the phenomenon of projection. He came to realize that the archetypal
qualities that humans project onto heroes and gods were the powerful sources of energy emanating from within
the human psyche itself. Through his experiments in psychotherapy, he confirmed that awakened archetypes
become sources of useful power which can be channeled through an individual personality and expressed in
creative ways. When we gaze upon an archetypal quality projected outward, it almost automatically stimulates the
part of ourself that it exemplifies. When one appreciates the Hero, for instance, she or he is naturally drawn to
heroism.
On the other hand, Jung also acknowledged the tremendous destructive power of archetypal energies when they
are operating out of awareness, out of control. He outlined the relationship between the kind of inner chaos that
can result and psychological problems of all types.
Let an archetype take over and trouble will invariably follow. We call this losing it or going over the top. It
happens, but it can only happen when we are not aware of the archetype operating. Awareness is the key to
channeling archetypal energy skillfully. When we can recognize an awakening archetype, the presence of some
energetic quality within us wanting to express, we have a chance to guide it and ride it in a direction we choose.
Jung realized that if archetypal forces within the psyche were not recognized, respected and dealt with skillfully,
an individuals wholeness, if not his life, would be in danger. This realization was one basis of his
psychotherapeutic strategy. For deeper information on Jungian archetypes, see Carl Jungs collected works,
nicely abridged in The Portable Jung brilliantly edited by Joseph Campbell.
Its no accident that Jung studied both the I Ching and Tarot humanitys most respected and time-honored
archetype systems. An archetype system is a complete and balanced set of archetypal images. The I-Ching
offers 64 calligraphic images with associated text 64 primary archetypes which represent 64 different types of
situations or attitudes related to the social world of politics, business dealings and love affairs. Similarly, the Tarot
deck contains 78 cards, each one an archetype.