Archetypes of Jung

It's no secret that one of the greatpsychoanalysts of the 20th century was Carl Jung. The archetypes he deduced from astrological and religious symbols, ancient myths and fairy tales, and the finding of the relationship between these images and the psyche had a significant impact on the development of psychoanalysis and revealed a new aspect of understanding the personality.

The archetype is translated from Greek asantecedent. From the standpoint of psychoanalysis, this term refers to the original psychic structure that is part of the collective unconscious. This structure determines the human experience and manifests itself usually in dreams. Types of these structures can be found in the symbolism of myths and fairy tales.

In this article, we will examine the archetypes of Jung: only 7 of them are read, however, theoretically there can be much more. Before starting the description, it is worth noting that K. Young considered it to be the collective unconscious "habitat" of archetypes, by which is meant the deep layer in the structure of the personality, storing memories and feelings common to all people.

Jung's archetypes: Anima, Animus and Persona

• Anima and Animus. Here, as K. suggested. Jung, expresses the androgynous nature of people. Anima is a part of the female in the man. Of course, this is an unconscious part of his personality. Animus - on the contrary, is a male part in an unconscious woman. Carl Jung explained that in a woman and a man there are hormones of both sexes, though in different numbers. It is interesting that the psychoanalyst considered the harmonious development of both sides of the personality to be correct: a woman should show both feminine and masculine qualities, like a man, if they do not want to have one-sided growth.
• A person. From Latin, this word is translated as "mask", which to a considerable extent sheds light on the peculiarity of this archetype. A person is our role, manifestation of ourselves in relationships with other people. People with this archetype are eager to hide their true essence from others, trying on different roles when they are in society, which as a result leads to superficiality and inability to experience real and strong emotions. In a moderate amount, the use of the "mask" helps people interact.

Jung's archetypes: Shadow

This archetype is associated with suppressed desires andintentions, as well as with animal instincts, sexual and aggressive impulses. Carl Jung believed that if you can transform this energy into the right direction, then a person will have the opportunity to freely express his or her creative potential.

Jung's archetypes: Self and Sage

• The Self. Carl Jung attributed this archetype to the most important of all allocated to them. This is the central figure in the person of a person, through which all other archetypes are organized. In Jung's theory, the development of integrity, and before this finding the self is the main goal of human life.
• Sage. Here Carl Jung singled out a part of the personality that seeks to cognition. This archetype appears in the image of a wise man, an old man, a prophet who can shed light of truth on exciting questions. Usually this archetype is "included" in the unconscious when a person faces a choice, and the more such life moments are given to experience it, the more developed this part of the unconscious, and the easier it is for consciousness to contact it with sleep or other borderline conditions.

Jung's archetypes: God

Here the psychoanalyst meant the highest stagemental activity, when a person is able to see and understand the natural processes of his inner world and the external that surrounds him. That is why the archetype is preceded by the "Sage", which pushes a person to understand the key moments of life, however, when the "archetype" God "is included, an integral relationship based on certain laws between its internal content and the external environment is realized.