The 12 Jungian Archetypes

Ruler
Creator/Artist
Sage
Innocent
Explorer
Rebel
Hero
Wizard
Jester
Everyman
Lover
Caregiver

What do each of the 12 archetypes seek?

The 4 Cardinal Orientations

The 4 cardinal orientations that the archetypes are seeking to realise are:

Ego – Leave a Mark on the World
Order – Provide Structure to the World
Social – Connect to others
Freedom – Yearn for Paradise

The 12 Archetypes in Detail

Detailed Description of Desires, Fears and Talents of each of the 12 Archetypes

The Ego Types

  1. The Innocent
    Motto: Free to be you and me
    Core desire: to get to paradise
    Goal: to be happy
    Greatest fear: to be punished for doing something bad or wrong
    Strategy: to do things right
    Weakness: boring for all their naive innocence
    Talent: faith and optimism
    The Innocent is also known as: Utopian, traditionalist, naive, mystic, saint, romantic, dreamer.
  2. The Everyman
    Motto: All men and women are created equal
    Core Desire: connecting with others
    Goal: to belong
    Greatest fear: to be left out or to stand out from the crowd
    Strategy: develop ordinary solid virtues, be down to earth, the common touch
    Weakness: losing one’s own self in an effort to blend in or for the sake of superficial relationships
    Talent: realism, empathy, lack of pretense
    The Everyman is also known as: The good old boy, regular guy/girl, the person next door, the realist, the working stiff, the solid citizen, the good neighbor, the silent majority.
  3. The Hero
    Motto: Where there’s a will, there’s a way
    Core desire: to prove one’s worth through courageous acts
    Goal: expert mastery in a way that improves the world
    Greatest fear: weakness, vulnerability, being a “chicken”
    Strategy: to be as strong and competent as possible
    Weakness: arrogance, always needing another battle to fight
    Talent: competence and courage
    The Hero is also known as: The warrior, crusader, rescuer, superhero, the soldier, dragon slayer, the winner and the team player.
  4. The Caregiver
    Motto: Love your neighbour as yourself
    Core desire: to protect and care for others
    Goal: to help others
    Greatest fear: selfishness and ingratitude
    Strategy: doing things for others
    Weakness: martyrdom and being exploited
    Talent: compassion, generosity
    The Caregiver is also known as: The saint, altruist, parent, helper, supporter.

The Soul Types

  1. The Explorer
    Motto: Don’t fence me in
    Core desire: the freedom to find out who you are through exploring the world
    Goal: to experience a better, more authentic, more fulfilling life
    Biggest fear: getting trapped, conformity, and inner emptiness
    Strategy: journey, seeking out and experiencing new things, escape from boredom
    Weakness: aimless wandering, becoming a misfit
    Talent: autonomy, ambition, being true to one’s soul
    The explorer is also known as: The seeker, iconoclast, wanderer, individualist, pilgrim.
  2. The Rebel
    Motto: Rules are made to be broken
    Core desire: revenge or revolution
    Goal: to overturn what isn’t working
    Greatest fear: to be powerless or ineffectual
    Strategy: disrupt, destroy, or shock
    Weakness: crossing over to the dark side, crime
    Talent: outrageousness, radical freedom
    The Outlaw is also known as: The rebel, revolutionary, wild man, the misfit, or iconoclast.
  3. The Lover
    Motto: You’re the only one
    Core desire: intimacy and experience
    Goal: being in a relationship with the people, work and surroundings they love
    Greatest fear: being alone, a wallflower, unwanted, unloved
    Strategy: to become more and more physically and emotionally attractive
    Weakness: outward-directed desire to please others at risk of losing own identity
    Talent: passion, gratitude, appreciation, and commitment
    The Lover is also known as: The partner, friend, intimate, enthusiast, sensualist, spouse, team-builder.
  4. The Creator/Artist
    Motto: If you can imagine it, it can be done
    Core desire: to create things of enduring value
    Goal: to realize a vision
    Greatest fear: mediocre vision or execution
    Strategy: develop artistic control and skill
    Task: to create culture, express own vision
    Weakness: perfectionism, bad solutions
    Talent: creativity and imagination
    The Creator is also known as: The artist, inventor, innovator, musician, writer or dreamer.

The Self Types

  1. The Jester
    Motto: You only live once
    Core desire: to live in the moment with full enjoyment
    Goal: to have a great time and lighten up the world
    Greatest fear: being bored or boring others
    Strategy: play, make jokes, be funny
    Weakness: frivolity, wasting time
    Talent: joy
    The Jester is also known as: The fool, trickster, joker, practical joker or comedian.
  2. The Sage
    Motto: The truth will set you free
    Core desire: to find the truth.
    Goal: to use intelligence and analysis to understand the world.
    Biggest fear: being duped, misled—or ignorance.
    Strategy: seeking out information and knowledge; self-reflection and understanding thought processes.
    Weakness: can study details forever and never act.
    Talent: wisdom, intelligence.
    The Sage is also known as: The expert, scholar, detective, advisor, thinker, philosopher, academic, researcher, thinker, planner, professional, mentor, teacher, contemplative.
  3. The Magician
    Motto: I make things happen.
    Core desire: understanding the fundamental laws of the universe
    Goal: to make dreams come true
    Greatest fear: unintended negative consequences
    Strategy: develop a vision and live by it
    Weakness: becoming manipulative
    Talent: finding win-win solutions
    The Magician is also known as:The visionary, catalyst, inventor, charismatic leader, shaman, healer, medicine man.
  4. The Ruler
    Motto: Power isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.
    Core desire: control
    Goal: create a prosperous, successful family or community
    Strategy: exercise power
    Greatest fear: chaos, being overthrown
    Weakness: being authoritarian, unable to delegate
    Talent: responsibility, leadership
    The Ruler is also known as: The boss, leader, aristocrat, king, queen, politician, role model, manager or administrator.
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Pub: 15 Apr 2020 16:32 UTC
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