From Dorothy and those red shoes, through to Neo in The Matrix, the blockbuster movies of our time follow the same Archetypal Journey. Join Archetypal Branding and Archetypal Profiling Consultant Marilyn Devonish to start exploring your own Archetypal Journey.
What Are Archetypes?
A term often associated with Carl Gustav Jung, an Archetype is a way of describing aspects of our psyche and deep persona.
They are psychological constructs which we find reflected in symbols, images, themes, stories and even our dreams.
Jung believed them to be unconscious in origin yet linked to our collective consciousness through the ages.
Individually they have both a gift and shadow side, and in our day to day lives are either being expressed, denied, ignored or repressed.
How Do Archetypes Show Up in Our Lives?
For example the Lover Archetype can be full of passion, gorgeous sensuality, deep commitment to the object of their desire, and provide sensual pleasure. On the flip side when being negatively expressed the Lover can have out of control sexuality, sexual addictions, and simply be about objectifying rather and caring for others.
The Jester Archetype can be about fun and joy and living in the here and now and seeing the humour and lighthearted side of life. The shadow side can be expressed as cruelty, debauchery, irresponsibility and being a trickster or con artist. Think of the movie Dangerous Liaisons starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich.
Why Are Archetypes Important?
The more balanced, conscious, and given appropriate expression the Archetypal energies are, the less we are held hostage to pitfalls and shadow sides.
When you have awareness of the individual Archetypes and how they are playing out in your life you can become the Film and Casting Director and draw upon the aspects most beneficial for the stage of the Archetypal Journey are you are at.
What Can Archetypes Tell You or Highlight?
Jung's work forms the foundation of many of the psychological tests we use today such as the MBTI and provide a deep and multi-faceted insight in who we are as human beings.
What I Cover During this Webinar and Intro Course
Join me for an overview of the Archetypal Journey and Discover Where You Are