jungean archetypes in literature : some really important notes
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Jungean Archetypes in Literature:Some Really
Important Notes
The Man
• Carl Jung is considered to be one of the fathers of modern psychology.
• A contemporary of Sigmund Freud, Jung was interested in what he called the “collective unconscious”
The Psyche
• The whole of who we are – the who, how, what, when and where– Thoughts– Feelings– Behaviors – Experiences– Histories– Our very existence
• There are two parts to our existence:– Conscious– Unconscious
The Personal Versus the Collective Unconscious
• The “collective unconscious” or that • we all share a part of each other’s psyches and
experiences• We share so much it is too much to grasp – the psyche
needs a way to make sense of it, to order the many thoughts, feelings, behaviors and experiences we share
• Use archetypes to understand ourselves and other people
• Are processed and renewed within our unconscious• Made known to our conscious minds
What is an archetype???
• “a universal and recurring image, pattern or motif representing a typical and shared human experience.” -Jung-
• They are part of everyone’s psyche• They are found everywhere in our society• They are revealed to our conscious by
images in life.
Jung’s Main Archetypes:
•The Self•The Persona/Shadow
•The Anima/Animus
Although the number of archetypes is limitless, there are a few particularly
notable, recurring archetypal images:
• The Child
• The Hero
• The Great Mother
• The Wise Old Man/Woman/Sage
• The Trickster or Fox
The Self
• The Self is the regulating center of the psyche
• Helps us develop our identity and the way we uniquely see ourselves, others and the world
• Also known as the ego (helps us adaptively surf our environments)
The Hero
The Willing Hero
The Unwilling Hero
The Tragic Hero
The Persona
• Your “mask”
• The "good impression"
• Also the “imposter”
The Shadow
• The opposite of the ego image.
• It often contains qualities that the ego does not identify with (and sometimes fears), but possesses nonetheless.
• It is the "dark side" of the ego, and the evil that we are capable of is often stored there.
The Shadow, Continued
• Actually, the shadow is amoral
• Early Jung: We have this animal side that comes out.
• It does what it does without thought for consequence.
The Shadow
• It is our instincts – our irrational, inhuman and brutal side that lurks below consciousness…….
• Why repressed?– Shame– Fear We don’t like what we see– Disgust
Anima/Animus
• the unconscious or true inner self of an individual, as opposed to the persona or outer aspect of the personality.
• In the unconscious of the male, it finds expression as a feminine inner personality: anima;
• in the unconscious of the female, it is expressed as a masculine inner personality: animus.
Animus/Anima
Wise Old Man/Woman (the Sage)
The Child
The Great Mother
The Trickster
Other Common Archetypes
• The threshold guardian
Other Common Archetypes
• The shapeshifter
Other Common Archetypes
• The Healer
Other Common Archetypes
• Death
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