Archetypes
Articles about archetypes, the collective unconscious, symbols, dreams, myths, Jung and the patterns that guide our lives.
The 12 personality archetypes and what each represents
Discover the origins of the 12-archetype system, the meaning of each pattern and how their strengths and shadows appear in our lives.
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Anima and Animus: complementary inner forces
Understand what Jung called Anima and Animus, how these figures act in men and women and why they appear in dreams, projections and relationships.
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Archetype of the Great Mother: care, creation and transformation
Understand the archetype of the Great Mother, its loving and terrible sides, and why creating also requires allowing growth and separation.
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Hero Archetype: courage, trials and transformation
Understand Jung's Hero archetype, the role of the call, trials, and return, and how courage can turn into inflation.
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Persona Archetype: the mask we wear in the world
Understand what the Persona is, why we use social roles and how to prevent a necessary mask from taking the place of our identity.
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Archetype of the Sage: knowledge, truth and discernment
Understand Jung's Sage archetype, its search for truth, the difference between knowledge and discernment, and its dark side.
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Archetypes in myths: why do the same stories repeat themselves?
Understand why similar motifs appear in myths and how archetypes take different forms in each culture.
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Shadow Archetype: what do we hide from ourselves?
Understand what Jung called the Shadow, how we hide parts of ourselves and why recognizing them changes our choices and relationships.
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Archetype of the Self: the center and totality of the psyche
Understand the difference between ego and Self, how the totality of the psyche guides integration, and why this path eliminates neither conflict nor the ego.
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Archetypes in dreams: how to recognize recurring images?
Understand how archetypes appear in dreams and learn to observe recurring images through their context without using ready-made meanings.
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How to identify the archetypes that act in our lives?
Learn to recognize archetypes through patterns, emotions, dreams and projections without turning these forces into tests or fixed labels.
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Trickster archetype: rupture, humor and transformation
Understand the Trickster archetype, its origin, its paradoxes, and how rupture can reveal truths or turn into manipulation.
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How did the concept of archetype arise before Carl Jung?
Discover the origin of the word archetype and the path it traveled through Plato, religious traditions, Kant and cultural studies before reaching Jung's psychology.
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Individuation in Jung: the path to becoming who we are
Understand what Jung called individuation, how this path brings parts of the psyche together and why it does not mean individualism or perfection.
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Archetypes: what they are, how they arise and how they influence our lives
Understand what archetypes are, how Jung developed this study, and how the Persona, Shadow, Self, dreams, myths, and other figures appear in our lives.
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Carl Jung and the archetypes: how was this study developed?
Understand how Carl Jung moved from association tests and complexes to the study of archetypes in dreams, myths, symbols, religion, and alchemy.
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What are archetypes and how do they influence our lives?
Understand what archetypes are, how these patterns acquire images and how they influence emotions, thoughts and choices without defining who we are.
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Archetype, archetypal image and symbol: what's the difference?
Understand what distinguishes an archetype, an archetypal image, and a symbol, how these three concepts work together, and why a symbol does not have a fixed meaning.
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Archetypes and collective unconscious: what is the relationship?
Understand the difference between the personal and collective unconscious, why Jung placed archetypes in this layer, and how a collective pattern takes on a personal form.
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