Moreover, in mythology, the Ruler has a very real fear of being overthrown. So does the ego or the Self in the axis of the conscious mind. The Mother archetype is connected with the root chakra which defines your sense of Self and provides your basic needs. When the caregiver is balanced you are grounded, emotionally stable and in good health. Shadow Caregiver While there are many other archetypes in existence, Jung wrote about the above archetypes the most in his work. Spiritual Archetypes

the Self, the imaginary center of wholeness, directs not only the species-specific but also the individual development of the human being… That is to say, in the human individual the Self exerts its effects as the tendency not only to play the typical role in one’s adaptation to life but also to discover one’s own authentic beingness and to achieve Self-realization through life and the collective; i.e., to actualize one-Self in one’s own unique suchness. But for Self-realization all the phases of transformation are necessary.” ~ Erich Neumann, Essays, Fear of the Feminine For the coach: Type all the card names, light attributes and shadow attributes into 3 columns in a spreadsheet The crowns worn by royalty throughout the ages are symbolic of the sun’s rays. The sun is also a symbol of the Self. Lions share a similar meaning because their manes resemble the glare of the sun.There is some cross-over between The Explorer archetype and The Lover. In my opinion, The Explorer is the attributes of the male principle (strength of mind) and The Lover is the feminine principle (emotional qualities). Shadow Explorer As you can see from the table above, the archetypes classified by modern psychology does not match Jung’s original list. This does make some sense, however.

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Steele Alexandra Douris, author of the new Spirits, Seers & Séances. By the end of the first year of life, if not before, the egogerm of the child begins to prepare for its subsequent autonomy. Initially this development, too, is sheltered by the mother, who supports and furthers the child’s growing independence just as she does its learning to walk and to talk. While the first postnatal, embryonic year still stands under the sign of the unconscious unity of mother and child in the primal relationship in which the mother is simultaneously world and Self, the “migration” (as we have called it elsewhere) of the Self from mother to child gradually begins. With this second birth at the end of the first year of life and “postnatal embryonic period,” the ego-development and increasing independence of the child’s personality become evident.” ~ Erich Neumann, Fear And The Development of Personality When positive, having the Ruler archetype in your character armour enables you to become a good leader. You carry an air of authority, people respect your opinions and take your instructions on board. The imaginative function is also recognised in the Sage/magician archetypes. In myth, magicians are often closely associated with the King for this very reason; they provide them with the inspiration and information to pursue a vision and often give them the tools to achieve their task.Jung warned that if you associate with your persona, you lose your own identity and hide behind the mask.

In this scenario, the Self overrides the part of your ego that serves to protect your survival. Because the unconscious drives life, when it is suppressed, it will turn against you.The Shadow Everyman can also manifest as anxiety. When you are not being True to your Self, the unconscious aspect of your personality will make you feel uncomfortable. Temporarily taking on the behaviors and attributes of your chosen archetype is a great way to integrate them into your personality structure.

Negative aspects of the caregiver arise due to a mother complex . Feelings of inadequacy often arise because you did not receive enough emotional support from your mother.Not only is it important to find a balance between archetypal energies and draw repressed qualities from the unconscious into the conscious mind, but you also need to release trapped emotions that cause the damming up of energy. Failing to do so causes illness and dis-ease. The responses you receive may be symbolic, verbal, or kinesthetic (bodily sensations). Once you’re finished talking with the figure, thank them, then return to normal consciousness. Record your discoveries in your journal. 6. Try active imagination People with a giving and compassionate nature often have a difficult time saying no. Subsequently, you overstretch yourself and spend all your energy on other people rather than on yourself. The tools got even more sophisticated and suddenly I had 60 odd cards in my hand with "all" the possible values, and I had to sort them, halve the pile, halve it again and again, until I had just 10 or 5. And inevitably I would reach a pile of 30, and really struggle to bring that down to 29, let alone 10. I could not tell which values were actually mine, and which did I want to be! Essentially, the Ruler archetype is regarded as the authoritative archetype of the human psyche. Mainstream psychology aligns the Ruler with the Father archetype, because traditionally, the father is the head, and thus, the chief decision-maker of the family .