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 * Archetype - additions

While there are a variety of categorizations of archetypes, Jung's configuration is perhaps the most well known and serves as the foundation for many other models. The four major archetypes to emerge from his work, which Jung originally terms primordial images,include the anima/animus, the self, the shadow, and the persona. Additionally, Jung referred to images of the wise old man, the child, the mother, and the maiden. He believed that each human mind retains these basic unconscious understandings of the human condition and the collective knowledge of our species in the construct of the collective unconscious.

Other authors have attributed 12 different archetypes to Jung, organized in three overarching categories, based on a fundamental driving force. These include :


 * The Ego Types
 * The Innocent
 * The Orphan/Regular Guy or Gal
 * The Hero
 * The Caregiver


 * The Soul Types
 * The Explorer
 * The Rebel
 * The Lover
 * The Creator
 * The Self Types
 * The Jester
 * The Sage
 * The Magician
 * The Ruler

Story Archetypes

Christopher Booker, author of The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories , argues that the following basic archetypes underlie all stories:


 * 1) Overcoming the Monster
 * 2) Rags to Riches
 * 3) The Quest
 * 4) Voyage and Return
 * 5) Comedy
 * 6) Tragedy
 * 7) Rebirth

These themes coincide with the characters of Jung's archetypes.