We share 96% of physical traits with apes, particularly the Chimpanzee and even some of it’s behaviour. Through years of evolutionary development, we as humans have become more refined and defined when it comes to understanding our behavioural patterns. Long gone are the old days of analytical psychology in which assessing a person’s basic neutral behaviour all falls to premature assumptive stereotyping. Thanks to Carl Jung however, we now have 12 common archetypes in which we can easily determine a person’s common behavioural inclinations and the 4 cardinal orientations that falls within those specific behavioural patterns.
Carl Gustav Jung’s redefinition of the basic traits of human behaviour was considered a paramount basis of analytical psychology that it attracted the attention of Sigmund Freud. Among the central concepts that belong to the core principle of analytic psychology is “individuation” which is considered as the most important aspect of “weeding” out the core characteristics of an individual’s “self” among it’s primal conscious and unconscious traits, but was not keenly definite about how it developed. Whether it was developmental or physiological was not clearly stated during those days and was considered by Jung as the centre of human behavioural development. Among the principles that Carl Jung had conceptualized was synchronicity, collective unconscious, psychological complex, extraversion and introversion and archetypal phenomena in which the later becoming the basis of analytical psychology as we know it today.
Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud became very close friends that Freud even considered him (Jung) on becoming his prodigy that will continue Freud's beliefs. It was not until the publication of Carl Jung’s book, the “Psychology of the Unconscious” in 1912 that started a rift that led to the two brilliant men to part ways. Sigmund Freud eventually refused all the ideas that Carl Jung wrote in his book, and that rejection on Freud's part was a form of intellectual censorship. But in Jung’s honest opinion, the book was nothing but an attempt to widen the acceptance of newer psychological theories that could bring psychology medical practices it’s basic foundations. Carl Jung’s concept of basing basic human behavioural patterns within this 12 archetype characteristics are divided into 4 separate traits of human consciousness, namely Ego, Soul, Self and Social, the later being the most influential among the 4, which condescends the 12 archetype characteristics.
The 4 Cardinal Orientations and the 12 Archetypes
The Ego Types:
Ego types are basically archetype behaviours that are mostly based on one’s self-esteem. They long for self-worth and have existentialist traits. Ego types lean more towards the social on goings of human behaviour and that they will not function in a society that does not acknowledge their existence and mostly thrive on the adulation of others, thus the term “Ego”.
The Innocent:
An obvious character trait of people that fall into this archetype follow the “free to be you and me” attitude. People who have extremely obsessive “extrovert” tendencies typically fall into a sort of “hedonistic” life style. Self esteem and self-happiness are the primary motivators for people who tend to lead this sort of “happy” lifestyle. Despite having such behavioural traits, they believe that their sole purpose in life is the “pursuit of happiness” and their greatest fear is being punished for any wrong doings and because of this, they tend to try to do almost anything right as the can possibly perceive. Although they might be a bit naive and boring, people with these traits stand strongly in what they believe in and are very optimistic about what lies for the future ahead.
The Orphan (The Regular Man and woman):
Most people that have behavioural patterns such as these primarily believe that “all men and women are created equal”. Their primary core motivational yearning is basically “to belong” or to be a part of a certain group regardless of any common beliefs. They are the type of people that fear solitude and would rather prefer to be with company, most of the time. These archetypes fear not belonging to something and are tremendously ecstatic when you invite them over. The “orphan” stereotype usually develops a specific virtue, one that it stands up to and usually has a down-to-earth attitude. The only thing that makes someone that has this behavioural pattern is a tendency to compromise one’s specific belief in order to conform to others personal beliefs, just to blend into a relationship even though it will be a superficial one. People with such characteristics usually have very empathetic and realistic views in life and usually have a stiff daily routine that they follow.
The Hero:
This archetypical behaviour really says everything about people who clearly exhibit these traits. They are the type of people that usually exude a “bossy” flair, a sort of “you must follow me” attitude that can sometime be asserted as being in between a narcissist and a positive thinker. Most people that exhibit this archetypical behaviour often want to prove their worth by submitting themselves through courageous acts. They are usually self-taught leaders without even knowing what other people around them really want for themselves. As far as their greatest fears are concerned, most “Hero” archetypes fear “weakness” and at the same time, abhor other people who lack courage and personal beliefs. These archetypes fear showing their “soft” and empathetic side, giving them a sort of “insensitive” characteristics which is not a total neglect of that particular emotion, but one that they think should be kept out of sight, that no leader should be seen with any subtle signs of “weaknesses”. The “Hero” archetypes can also be seen as a bit arrogant to most people and is always up to take on new challenges just to prove his befitting and rightful place as a “leader” and are often competent and courageous when tackling a problem.
The Caregiver:
Among the four archetypes that fall into the “Ego” cardinal orientation, “The Caregiver” archetype is one of the most contrasting among the four traits because it is the only one that does not centre on one’s “self” but instead, primarily focuses on the care and need of others as it’s primary motivational factor. The “Caregiver” archetype is very empathetic to to the people around them regardless of who they are or what their personal beliefs that they represent. The caregiver is usually a tireless person that goes about making sure that everyone they know is alright and if there are any problems, they are usually the first ones to respond to a cry of help. The main motivational thrust factor that drives people with this certain archetype is so simple that it is sometimes viewed as being “surreal” because it is not a common trait nowadays, but it is quite rare if you would consider it. The “caregiver” archetype usually fears people that have the opposite beliefs and morals that they have, primarily people that display and manifest “selfishness” and “ingratitude”. They (caregivers) are usually compassionate and very generous when it comes to extending themselves beyond their personal capacity and are often victimized and exploited for their endeavours.
The Soul Types:
“Soul” types are typically individuals who have a yearning for freedom and pursue that yearning through channels of self-discovery. They usually have this “three-is-a-crowd” mentality and are easily put off by other people that do not have any similarities directly or remotely with their personal beliefs. They are the ones that are usually inflicted with the “wanderlust” attitude and tend to roam off into the wild blue yonder. Mostly introvertive, but never the less not exactly completely reclusive, these archetypes spend their time with their companions that share their outlook on life and prefer to keep their circle of friends as small as possible.
The Explorer:
These archetypes usually do not stay in the same place for an extended period of time and spend most of their life exploring the world around them. They find the freedom to roam an essential part of their life and avoid being “fenced off” or even being “fenced in” a relationship sort to speak. The core motivation and primary desire of people with this archetype is self-discovery of their inner self through travelling around the world, which could take a substantial amount of time before they even consider settling down on a long term period. Seeking the true meaning and purpose of life defines people with this archetype. Searching for life’s fulfilment usually takes them to places that they never been, capturing and living the essence of life of people around them. People who live with this belief are often the ones that establish themselves in foreign lands, mostly putting up their own form of livelihood to support themselves on a daily basis. These archetypes are usually very self-dependent as they can not see themselves conforming to rules and getting trapped in a cyclic redundancy. They are usually the ones that live their lives living the same philosophy that they teach.
The Rebel:
Do we need to say more? Surely you must have met someone with these specific traits, which are considered as one of the most common archetypes in human behaviour. To the “rebel” archetype, rules are indeed made to be broken, especially if those rules seem a bit absurd to understand and to accept, sounds like a description of how tax laws are implemented? The core motivation of the rebel is to bring change to the existing system of society, and it is not going to be brought about in a subtle way. The rebel archetype believes that within the context of a “revolutionary” change, they can and will slip in a very personal agenda of revenge against the existing establishment. The rebel archetype is based on a nihilistic tendency of destroying a system or a method that is not working for the common good and does have some socialistic tendencies that attract people with common beliefs. The greatest fear of people with this archetype behaviour is loosing power and authority over others. The tend to feel inadequate and ineffective once they realize that no one is listening to their ideas. One of the most forthcoming weakness of the rebel is falling off their primary principle, regardless of the drawback of affiliating themselves with the wrong side of power, as long as they have power themselves.
The Lover:
The “Lover” has this typical “obsessive” tendency to be faithful to the people that they deem essential to them “emotionally”. When it comes to intimate and personal relationships, these archetypes find the need to be very intimate along with experiencing those moments of intimacy with the ones they care about. They need to be with constant contact with the people they know and could sometimes be a bit of a nuisance that they sometimes though not in frequency, intrude during your unguarded moments. They are often times well accepted within the circle of people that they belong to and are sometimes given the wrong idea of showing other people the “wrong motive”, which could be mistaken most of the time for flirting. Vanity is one of the most common traits among people who live the “Lover” archetype since they always want to look their best regardless of the occasion so that they can please people with the way they look. The “lover” archetype is prone to loosing their own identity for the sake of pleasing other people and they are willing to do it as long as they are assured that they are loved back by people that they share their life with. Their greatest asset when it comes to their behaviour is their submissiveness, gratitude and outward appreciation to the people that they consider an asset to their life.
The Creator:
A visionary and a pioneer, a kind of person that envisions something and makes sure that it becomes a reality. Most people who have this typical archetype behaviour tend to become passive leaders and pioneers in their field of specialization. They will not acknowledge that they are leaders but rather consider themselves as guides. They often end up being respected by most people that they know because of their in depth points of view where they can actually turn it into a functional reality. The creator archetypes greatest fear is mediocrity because they tend to be perfectionists often times. The creator archetype always wants to have autonomous control over the tasks that they are tackling and accepts little to no opinion whatsoever even from their superiors. Most of the time, they would like to tackle obstacles and problems by their own means and would be very happy if they achieved their goals by how they thought about it. People with these traits are highly creative and live their lives through their own perception. They have this mind set that is not compulsory against others, but they really do prefer that people would learn to adapt to their way of thinking with regard to developing their intelligence so that they could continue to have an intellectual relationship. To the creator archetype, intelligence is the new sexy!
The Self Archetypes:
People who live their perspective on a singular belief that they strongly stand by with, even to the end. They are the ones who usually find that being alone is a more acceptable state rather than having to cope up with irrational people that do not understand their point of view. The “Self” archetypes are usually the ones that live following an extreme existentialist point of view and they give meaning to their life and the need to live it to the fullest. These type of archetypes give new meaning to the word “you only live once” and they plan to spend all of their moments enjoying it. Frankly speaking,you can also consider these people to be the ones that are the most open minded among the 4 individuations of the 12 archetypes. They all share a common core motivation and that is “finding the truth” and understanding why life turns out the way it is.
The Jester:
Carl Gustav Jung’s redefinition of the basic traits of human behaviour was considered a paramount basis of analytical psychology that it attracted the attention of Sigmund Freud. Among the central concepts that belong to the core principle of analytic psychology is “individuation” which is considered as the most important aspect of “weeding” out the core characteristics of an individual’s “self” among it’s primal conscious and unconscious traits, but was not keenly definite about how it developed. Whether it was developmental or physiological was not clearly stated during those days and was considered by Jung as the centre of human behavioural development. Among the principles that Carl Jung had conceptualized was synchronicity, collective unconscious, psychological complex, extraversion and introversion and archetypal phenomena in which the later becoming the basis of analytical psychology as we know it today.
Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud became very close friends that Freud even considered him (Jung) on becoming his prodigy that will continue Freud's beliefs. It was not until the publication of Carl Jung’s book, the “Psychology of the Unconscious” in 1912 that started a rift that led to the two brilliant men to part ways. Sigmund Freud eventually refused all the ideas that Carl Jung wrote in his book, and that rejection on Freud's part was a form of intellectual censorship. But in Jung’s honest opinion, the book was nothing but an attempt to widen the acceptance of newer psychological theories that could bring psychology medical practices it’s basic foundations. Carl Jung’s concept of basing basic human behavioural patterns within this 12 archetype characteristics are divided into 4 separate traits of human consciousness, namely Ego, Soul, Self and Social, the later being the most influential among the 4, which condescends the 12 archetype characteristics.
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The 4 Cardinal Orientations and the 12 Archetypes
The Ego Types:
Ego types are basically archetype behaviours that are mostly based on one’s self-esteem. They long for self-worth and have existentialist traits. Ego types lean more towards the social on goings of human behaviour and that they will not function in a society that does not acknowledge their existence and mostly thrive on the adulation of others, thus the term “Ego”.
The Innocent:
An obvious character trait of people that fall into this archetype follow the “free to be you and me” attitude. People who have extremely obsessive “extrovert” tendencies typically fall into a sort of “hedonistic” life style. Self esteem and self-happiness are the primary motivators for people who tend to lead this sort of “happy” lifestyle. Despite having such behavioural traits, they believe that their sole purpose in life is the “pursuit of happiness” and their greatest fear is being punished for any wrong doings and because of this, they tend to try to do almost anything right as the can possibly perceive. Although they might be a bit naive and boring, people with these traits stand strongly in what they believe in and are very optimistic about what lies for the future ahead.
The Orphan (The Regular Man and woman):
Most people that have behavioural patterns such as these primarily believe that “all men and women are created equal”. Their primary core motivational yearning is basically “to belong” or to be a part of a certain group regardless of any common beliefs. They are the type of people that fear solitude and would rather prefer to be with company, most of the time. These archetypes fear not belonging to something and are tremendously ecstatic when you invite them over. The “orphan” stereotype usually develops a specific virtue, one that it stands up to and usually has a down-to-earth attitude. The only thing that makes someone that has this behavioural pattern is a tendency to compromise one’s specific belief in order to conform to others personal beliefs, just to blend into a relationship even though it will be a superficial one. People with such characteristics usually have very empathetic and realistic views in life and usually have a stiff daily routine that they follow.
The Hero:
This archetypical behaviour really says everything about people who clearly exhibit these traits. They are the type of people that usually exude a “bossy” flair, a sort of “you must follow me” attitude that can sometime be asserted as being in between a narcissist and a positive thinker. Most people that exhibit this archetypical behaviour often want to prove their worth by submitting themselves through courageous acts. They are usually self-taught leaders without even knowing what other people around them really want for themselves. As far as their greatest fears are concerned, most “Hero” archetypes fear “weakness” and at the same time, abhor other people who lack courage and personal beliefs. These archetypes fear showing their “soft” and empathetic side, giving them a sort of “insensitive” characteristics which is not a total neglect of that particular emotion, but one that they think should be kept out of sight, that no leader should be seen with any subtle signs of “weaknesses”. The “Hero” archetypes can also be seen as a bit arrogant to most people and is always up to take on new challenges just to prove his befitting and rightful place as a “leader” and are often competent and courageous when tackling a problem.
The Caregiver:
Among the four archetypes that fall into the “Ego” cardinal orientation, “The Caregiver” archetype is one of the most contrasting among the four traits because it is the only one that does not centre on one’s “self” but instead, primarily focuses on the care and need of others as it’s primary motivational factor. The “Caregiver” archetype is very empathetic to to the people around them regardless of who they are or what their personal beliefs that they represent. The caregiver is usually a tireless person that goes about making sure that everyone they know is alright and if there are any problems, they are usually the first ones to respond to a cry of help. The main motivational thrust factor that drives people with this certain archetype is so simple that it is sometimes viewed as being “surreal” because it is not a common trait nowadays, but it is quite rare if you would consider it. The “caregiver” archetype usually fears people that have the opposite beliefs and morals that they have, primarily people that display and manifest “selfishness” and “ingratitude”. They (caregivers) are usually compassionate and very generous when it comes to extending themselves beyond their personal capacity and are often victimized and exploited for their endeavours.
The Soul Types:
“Soul” types are typically individuals who have a yearning for freedom and pursue that yearning through channels of self-discovery. They usually have this “three-is-a-crowd” mentality and are easily put off by other people that do not have any similarities directly or remotely with their personal beliefs. They are the ones that are usually inflicted with the “wanderlust” attitude and tend to roam off into the wild blue yonder. Mostly introvertive, but never the less not exactly completely reclusive, these archetypes spend their time with their companions that share their outlook on life and prefer to keep their circle of friends as small as possible.
The Explorer:
These archetypes usually do not stay in the same place for an extended period of time and spend most of their life exploring the world around them. They find the freedom to roam an essential part of their life and avoid being “fenced off” or even being “fenced in” a relationship sort to speak. The core motivation and primary desire of people with this archetype is self-discovery of their inner self through travelling around the world, which could take a substantial amount of time before they even consider settling down on a long term period. Seeking the true meaning and purpose of life defines people with this archetype. Searching for life’s fulfilment usually takes them to places that they never been, capturing and living the essence of life of people around them. People who live with this belief are often the ones that establish themselves in foreign lands, mostly putting up their own form of livelihood to support themselves on a daily basis. These archetypes are usually very self-dependent as they can not see themselves conforming to rules and getting trapped in a cyclic redundancy. They are usually the ones that live their lives living the same philosophy that they teach.
The Rebel:
Do we need to say more? Surely you must have met someone with these specific traits, which are considered as one of the most common archetypes in human behaviour. To the “rebel” archetype, rules are indeed made to be broken, especially if those rules seem a bit absurd to understand and to accept, sounds like a description of how tax laws are implemented? The core motivation of the rebel is to bring change to the existing system of society, and it is not going to be brought about in a subtle way. The rebel archetype believes that within the context of a “revolutionary” change, they can and will slip in a very personal agenda of revenge against the existing establishment. The rebel archetype is based on a nihilistic tendency of destroying a system or a method that is not working for the common good and does have some socialistic tendencies that attract people with common beliefs. The greatest fear of people with this archetype behaviour is loosing power and authority over others. The tend to feel inadequate and ineffective once they realize that no one is listening to their ideas. One of the most forthcoming weakness of the rebel is falling off their primary principle, regardless of the drawback of affiliating themselves with the wrong side of power, as long as they have power themselves.
The Lover:
The “Lover” has this typical “obsessive” tendency to be faithful to the people that they deem essential to them “emotionally”. When it comes to intimate and personal relationships, these archetypes find the need to be very intimate along with experiencing those moments of intimacy with the ones they care about. They need to be with constant contact with the people they know and could sometimes be a bit of a nuisance that they sometimes though not in frequency, intrude during your unguarded moments. They are often times well accepted within the circle of people that they belong to and are sometimes given the wrong idea of showing other people the “wrong motive”, which could be mistaken most of the time for flirting. Vanity is one of the most common traits among people who live the “Lover” archetype since they always want to look their best regardless of the occasion so that they can please people with the way they look. The “lover” archetype is prone to loosing their own identity for the sake of pleasing other people and they are willing to do it as long as they are assured that they are loved back by people that they share their life with. Their greatest asset when it comes to their behaviour is their submissiveness, gratitude and outward appreciation to the people that they consider an asset to their life.
The Creator:
A visionary and a pioneer, a kind of person that envisions something and makes sure that it becomes a reality. Most people who have this typical archetype behaviour tend to become passive leaders and pioneers in their field of specialization. They will not acknowledge that they are leaders but rather consider themselves as guides. They often end up being respected by most people that they know because of their in depth points of view where they can actually turn it into a functional reality. The creator archetypes greatest fear is mediocrity because they tend to be perfectionists often times. The creator archetype always wants to have autonomous control over the tasks that they are tackling and accepts little to no opinion whatsoever even from their superiors. Most of the time, they would like to tackle obstacles and problems by their own means and would be very happy if they achieved their goals by how they thought about it. People with these traits are highly creative and live their lives through their own perception. They have this mind set that is not compulsory against others, but they really do prefer that people would learn to adapt to their way of thinking with regard to developing their intelligence so that they could continue to have an intellectual relationship. To the creator archetype, intelligence is the new sexy!
The Self Archetypes:
People who live their perspective on a singular belief that they strongly stand by with, even to the end. They are the ones who usually find that being alone is a more acceptable state rather than having to cope up with irrational people that do not understand their point of view. The “Self” archetypes are usually the ones that live following an extreme existentialist point of view and they give meaning to their life and the need to live it to the fullest. These type of archetypes give new meaning to the word “you only live once” and they plan to spend all of their moments enjoying it. Frankly speaking,you can also consider these people to be the ones that are the most open minded among the 4 individuations of the 12 archetypes. They all share a common core motivation and that is “finding the truth” and understanding why life turns out the way it is.
The Jester:
This archetype needs to explore the world around them and enjoy every second of that endeavour while doing it. Their main motivation and driving need is to live a fun filled life as long as it satisfies them, regardless of other people’s opinion, which they easily couldn’t care less about. There is a certain happy-go-lucky mentality that seems to permeate naturally among individuals that have this archetype and they tend to go to some point of becoming really annoying when it comes to frequently pulling petty jokes on people that they know. The “jester” is often witty and has impeccable timing when executing their wit and are considerably intelligent people. They are often considered the life of the party and are often regarded with a charming and amicable personality that draws people to them because of their cheeriness. Their greatest fear is to be bored and be boring to others around them that they are frequently motivated to always show them selves being happy and jovial. The only draw back is that they frequently loose track of time and they couldn’t care less if they are wasting their time as well, as long that people around them are having a good time.
The Sage:
Wise and all knowing, the Sage is an archetype that is motivated to the pursuit of the absolute truth, whether that be good or bad as long as there is a reason for things to work out the way they do. The Sage always believes in one universal truth and a reason on why things end up in the universe the way they do, despite every means of human intervention, bad things still happen. It is a bit frustrating on the part of people with this archetype to keep on seeking out the truth of why things turn out the way they do, and they tirelessly analyse every foreseeable angle in tackling a problem. People with a high rate of intelligence usually manifest this behaviour and they embody a belief that intelligence and the pursuit of knowledge is the answer to all of our problems in the world. This archetype also uses the time long method of “trial-and-error” in confronting every obstacle that they encounter in life, although it is a painstaking process, they usually accomplish those tasks in the long run. The Sage’s greatest fear is being fooled or duped into a unforeseen situation. They also hate being misled to their failure and often blame themselves for not seeing those possibilities despite being as intelligent as they are. They also hate the ignorance of other people and would rather turn around and walk away instead of riding out the storm of an ignorant and incoherent conversation with people that have an absurdity to useless information. The only weakness of the Sage archetype is that they tend to be redundant in studying details and tend to become a bit repetitive when trying solve a problem that they become stagnant in that situation.
The Magician:
When we talk of “magic” the first thing that comes into our minds is the term “illusion” and sometimes it could be a bit misleading to understand it. The “magician” archetype is someone who tries to “make things happen” to the utmost of their capabilities and are often motivated by the governing laws of rationality and fundamental reasons. These individuals have a keen talent of “getting things done” one way or the other and find satisfaction in pulling off seemingly impossible tasks. They pride themselves in making your wildest dreams come true and they will pull no stops just to make sure that everything happens in your favour. They find contentment in making other people happy through their own skill and thanking them for that effort is a reward all on itself. They seem to try to do everything that is possible to make sure that you get what you need but there are some draw backs to this. Despite their good intentions, they usually leave behind a trail of unwanted collateral damages from pursuing those goals of making everybody happy with the end results.
The Ruler:
Fascist, narcissist and a few more denotations that can fit the description of this last archetype that is considered as the most dominating human behaviour among the 12 archetypes that were mentioned. “Power is not everything, It is the only thing!” as most people with this attitude consider their core motivation in controlling other people around them. These are the control freaks, overbearing, foreboding and domineering to say the least. They draw attention to themselves by letting people around them know that they wield authority over them. But before we misjudge people with this kind of attitude, it is best to know the reason why they are like this in the first place. The “ruler” archetype has every good intention in wanting to take control of everything and everyone around them for the sole purpose of keeping everything in proper order for the common benefit of all. Of course, there is a fine line between “controlling” and “common good” that sometimes their intentions are misunderstood, or are they? But since most of us in society need such leadership qualities that we tend to delegate our rights into the hands of these individuals for the sake of a common good.
The Sage:
Wise and all knowing, the Sage is an archetype that is motivated to the pursuit of the absolute truth, whether that be good or bad as long as there is a reason for things to work out the way they do. The Sage always believes in one universal truth and a reason on why things end up in the universe the way they do, despite every means of human intervention, bad things still happen. It is a bit frustrating on the part of people with this archetype to keep on seeking out the truth of why things turn out the way they do, and they tirelessly analyse every foreseeable angle in tackling a problem. People with a high rate of intelligence usually manifest this behaviour and they embody a belief that intelligence and the pursuit of knowledge is the answer to all of our problems in the world. This archetype also uses the time long method of “trial-and-error” in confronting every obstacle that they encounter in life, although it is a painstaking process, they usually accomplish those tasks in the long run. The Sage’s greatest fear is being fooled or duped into a unforeseen situation. They also hate being misled to their failure and often blame themselves for not seeing those possibilities despite being as intelligent as they are. They also hate the ignorance of other people and would rather turn around and walk away instead of riding out the storm of an ignorant and incoherent conversation with people that have an absurdity to useless information. The only weakness of the Sage archetype is that they tend to be redundant in studying details and tend to become a bit repetitive when trying solve a problem that they become stagnant in that situation.
The Magician:
When we talk of “magic” the first thing that comes into our minds is the term “illusion” and sometimes it could be a bit misleading to understand it. The “magician” archetype is someone who tries to “make things happen” to the utmost of their capabilities and are often motivated by the governing laws of rationality and fundamental reasons. These individuals have a keen talent of “getting things done” one way or the other and find satisfaction in pulling off seemingly impossible tasks. They pride themselves in making your wildest dreams come true and they will pull no stops just to make sure that everything happens in your favour. They find contentment in making other people happy through their own skill and thanking them for that effort is a reward all on itself. They seem to try to do everything that is possible to make sure that you get what you need but there are some draw backs to this. Despite their good intentions, they usually leave behind a trail of unwanted collateral damages from pursuing those goals of making everybody happy with the end results.
The Ruler:
Fascist, narcissist and a few more denotations that can fit the description of this last archetype that is considered as the most dominating human behaviour among the 12 archetypes that were mentioned. “Power is not everything, It is the only thing!” as most people with this attitude consider their core motivation in controlling other people around them. These are the control freaks, overbearing, foreboding and domineering to say the least. They draw attention to themselves by letting people around them know that they wield authority over them. But before we misjudge people with this kind of attitude, it is best to know the reason why they are like this in the first place. The “ruler” archetype has every good intention in wanting to take control of everything and everyone around them for the sole purpose of keeping everything in proper order for the common benefit of all. Of course, there is a fine line between “controlling” and “common good” that sometimes their intentions are misunderstood, or are they? But since most of us in society need such leadership qualities that we tend to delegate our rights into the hands of these individuals for the sake of a common good.
