The 12 major archetypes that lay deep within our unconscious mind were first described by Carl Gustav Jung. These are the psychic drives that pattern our social awareness, and even our behaviors. According to Jung, our engagement with archetypes allows us to tap into their positive worth. Understanding we are not just one archetype, but rather, these are the “ideal” personalities, or creations of our imagination that appear in many of our dreams, fantasies and fairy tale stories. We contain many different archetypes that change and adapt to our normal state of being. Here are some of the major archetypes described by Jung: Mars (Ares):: “God of War”, associated with the element of Fire Positive: strength, assertiveness, stamina, courage, pioneering spirit, protection and inspiration for all new ideas Negative: war, purses their personal goals without regard for others, lack of impulse control Venus (Aphrodite): “Daughter of the Moon”, associated with Taurus Positive: She seeks peace at any cost, provides food , clothes and shelter for the needy, sociable and physically attractive, “Lady Luck” Negative: ferociously jealous, vain, passive aggressive, slovenly, clumsy, bashful, highly sensual and less perceptive to intellectual matters Hermes (Mercury): “Son of Jupiter”, associated with Gemini Positive: […]
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