Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung was interested in philosophy, sociology and even astrology. He was the first to propose the concepts of extroverted and introverted personalities. He also developed the theory of the collective unconscious, introducing archetypes and symbols as universal keys for unlocking the mysteries of human personality. The most important archetypes Jung introduced are explained here.
The Shadow, The Self, The Anima or Animus and The Persona are the most important ones, but Jung recognized many other human archetypes. They are usually overlapped and all can be somehow linked to major ones. Animal archetypes are often used in everyday life, for example the faithful dog. It stands for loyalty without question.
The Self unifies human and divine, consciousness and unconsciousness. It exists in your moment of birth, and it is the real, unspoiled harmony. After that, people start to split. They are the whole in this perfect moment, and then they begin to split into parts.
The Shadow represents deeper elements of the psyche, the ones people usually are aware of at some point, but rarely want to admit, even to themselves. It embodies dark, mysterious, wild and chaotic. You can also describe them as dark elements of someone's nature. These elements may appear in dreams, in hallucinations or in some specific life situations, when they can even take over.
The Animus and The Anima represent masculine and feminine or the soul, the true self. It is the way to be in contact with collective unconscious. All people have both feminine and masculine sides. They also have feminine and masculine figures in their lives, that determine them as persons. Jung says women are more complex when it comes to that.
The perfect balance or the perfect unity between these feminine and masculine sides in Anima and Animus makes the wholeness. It is also called the Syzygy. The same term is also used for the alignment of planets. This need for achieving wholeness can also be related to a term the soul-mate. People are trying to find their other half, to achieve the perfect wholeness.
The Persona represents the way people want to be seen by other people. Derived from a Latin word that means mask, this archetype acts as a shield from negative influences. Your mask is usually there to protect you. This is actually the way you want other people to see you in different situations, and that's why people wear different masks in different situations.
There are also very popular family archetypes, and it is quite easy to guess their meanings. Father, for example, is authoritative figure, and represents control and power. On the other side is Mother, standing for soothing and comforting elements. Another Family archetype, the Child, represents all sorts of beginnings, birth and innocence.
You will find numerous story archetypes used in literature, for example. The Wise Old Man is there to offer his wisdom. Life experience and knowledge. The Maiden is in trouble, fragile, innocent and pure, while The Hero comes to rescue, brave and strong. The Earth Mother is really the nature, and this particular archetype is also recognizable.
The Shadow, The Self, The Anima or Animus and The Persona are the most important ones, but Jung recognized many other human archetypes. They are usually overlapped and all can be somehow linked to major ones. Animal archetypes are often used in everyday life, for example the faithful dog. It stands for loyalty without question.
The Self unifies human and divine, consciousness and unconsciousness. It exists in your moment of birth, and it is the real, unspoiled harmony. After that, people start to split. They are the whole in this perfect moment, and then they begin to split into parts.
The Shadow represents deeper elements of the psyche, the ones people usually are aware of at some point, but rarely want to admit, even to themselves. It embodies dark, mysterious, wild and chaotic. You can also describe them as dark elements of someone's nature. These elements may appear in dreams, in hallucinations or in some specific life situations, when they can even take over.
The Animus and The Anima represent masculine and feminine or the soul, the true self. It is the way to be in contact with collective unconscious. All people have both feminine and masculine sides. They also have feminine and masculine figures in their lives, that determine them as persons. Jung says women are more complex when it comes to that.
The perfect balance or the perfect unity between these feminine and masculine sides in Anima and Animus makes the wholeness. It is also called the Syzygy. The same term is also used for the alignment of planets. This need for achieving wholeness can also be related to a term the soul-mate. People are trying to find their other half, to achieve the perfect wholeness.
The Persona represents the way people want to be seen by other people. Derived from a Latin word that means mask, this archetype acts as a shield from negative influences. Your mask is usually there to protect you. This is actually the way you want other people to see you in different situations, and that's why people wear different masks in different situations.
There are also very popular family archetypes, and it is quite easy to guess their meanings. Father, for example, is authoritative figure, and represents control and power. On the other side is Mother, standing for soothing and comforting elements. Another Family archetype, the Child, represents all sorts of beginnings, birth and innocence.
You will find numerous story archetypes used in literature, for example. The Wise Old Man is there to offer his wisdom. Life experience and knowledge. The Maiden is in trouble, fragile, innocent and pure, while The Hero comes to rescue, brave and strong. The Earth Mother is really the nature, and this particular archetype is also recognizable.
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