Jungian archetypes

A Jungian Archetype is an image, pattern, or symbol that appears in dreams, mythology, and in fairytales. The twelve archetypes are The Innocent, The Orphan, The Warrior,The Caregiver, The Seeker, The Lover, The Destroyer, The Creator, The Ruler, The magician, The Sage, and The Fool or Jester. Lastly, these twelve archetypes, are evident in every story read so that a valuable purpose and moral can be learned from the writer to the reader. Learning about Jungian Archetypes, has allowed me to understand

Carl Gustov Jung began the Jungian archetypes theory. “More than any other psychiatrist Carl Jung recognized our fundamental need for a living relationship with our true self, the soul, and God. His childhood was steeped in solitude and he showed an uncommon appreciation for the spiritual world. His adulthood was devoted to the study of dreams and the ways in which God’s presence is expressed in daily life. A scholar of world history and cultures, religion, mythology, and philosophy, it is estimated

It is the purpose of this literature review to explore archetypes and complexes as part of a larger initiative to build a foundation for learning within the field of Depth Psychology. Such an exploration cannot be undertaken, however, without regard to an important psychic sub-structure where complexes and archetypes interact. Therefore it is necessary to briefly discuss the unconscious before proceeding further. It can be said that psychology owes its lineage to depth psychologists who pioneered

psychological theory of archetypes where every person falls into different archetypes help to identify Suttree. Suttree falls into three different archetypes: the seeker archetype, the innocent archetype, and by the end of the novel the self-archetype. Most of these characteristics are seen through his decisions while interacting with others, but his time spent alone also helps to prove that Suttree has these archetypes more than any others. Also, since he shows to be these three archetypes, it is easier to

The Life and Work of C.G. Jung Reconsidered      In my original paper on Carl Gustav Jung, I took a rather skeptical view of the doctor and his work, for several reasons that I will reiterate. However, after studying further into his work, I realized that these objections only related to his early psychiatric cases, and I found myself to be far more intrigued and impressed by his later work and theories. While I had stated in my first consideration of Jung that, “there is a frustratingly limited

The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock - The Distress of J.Alfred Prufrock The human psyche is divided into three distinct aspects: the Persona, the Shadow, and the Anima/Animus; at least, it is according to Jungian Psychology. Drawing heavily on the theories developed by Freud, Jung's psychological concepts tell us that if these three facets are not properly integrated - that is, if one of the three is overly dominant, or repressed, or all three are in conflict with each other - then an individual's

The second Jungian archetype is referred to as the Anima/Animus, a combination of two concepts relating to human characteristics depicting traits of the opposite sex. Humans are androgynous, possessing traits and genes from both sexes, the anima and animus are the personifications of all characteristics from the opposite sex that are present in one’s psyche. This non-conformity to gender applies to several characters in The Orenda who embrace their opposing attributes rather than repressing them

reoccurring archetypes within human myth, religion, and folklore. They work together to epitomize one of Jung’s Cores of Personality: the Principle of Opposites. The

wrongfully punished man, who undergoes a dramatic psychological transformation; the Jungian Archetypes of, Ego, Self, and Shadow, as well as other attributes of Jungian psychology were very evident in his transformation, and these Jungian archetypes and attributes best explain his dramatic character change. In Carl Jung’s book, Man and His Symbols, Jung discusses many of the symbols, attributes, and archetypes that have been created and attributed to man. He first starts off with a discussion of

psychological aspect of literature but the two most recognized are the Freudian and Jungian approach. The best approach to use when critically analyzing the novel Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, is the Jungian approach. Because the novel’s main theme is a struggle with the idea of “self”, using this approach allows the reader to understand the main character, its influences, and ultimately his actions. The Jungian approach was brought about by Carl Jung. He believed in the concept of individuation