Carl G.Jung

Jung's Archetypes
 
 
Psychologist Carl Gustav Jung described several archetypes that are based in the observation of differing but repeating patterns of thought and action that re-appear time andagain across people, countries and continents.
Jung's main archetypes are not 'types' in the way that each person may be classified as one or the other. Rather, we each have all basic archetypeswithin us. He listed four main forms of archetypes:
* The Shadow
* The Anima
* The Animus
* The Self
The Shadow
The Shadow is a very common archetype that reflects deeper elements ofour psyche, where 'latent dispositions' e It also reflects something that was once splitfrom us in early management of the objects in our lives.
It is, by its name, dark, shadowy, unknown andpotentially troubling. It embodies chaos and wildness of character. The shadow thus tends not to obey rules, and in doing so may discover new lands or plunge things into chaos and battle. It has a sense of theexotic and can be disturbingly fascinating. In myth, it appears as the wild man, spider-people, mysterious fighters and dark enemies.
We may see the shadow in others and, if we dare, know it inourselves. Mostly, however, we denyit in ourselves and project it onto others. It can also have a life of its own, as the Other. A powerful goal that some undertake is to re-integrate the shadow, the darkside, and the light of the 'real' self. If this can be done effectively, then we can become 'whole' once again, bringing together that which was once split from us.
Our shadow may appear in dreams,hallucinations and musings, often as something or someone who is bad, fearsome or despicable in some way. It may seduce through false friendship or threaten with callous disregard. Encounters with it,as an aspect of the subconscious, may reveal deeper thoughts and fears. It may also take over direct physical action when the person is confused, dazed or drugged.
 
The Anima and Animus
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