Archetypes

In between homework, I decided to do some research on archetypes and ended up doing an archetype chart for myself. I followed along with the way Caroline Myss explains it, although I added several more archetypes to the ones she lists on her site. This is what I came up with:

1. Personality, Ego: The face you present to the outside world - Hero
2. Life Values: Ownership, finances, relationship to earthly power - Visionary/Dreamer
3. Self-Expression, Siblings: Power of choice - Monk/Nun
4. Home: Establishing emotional foundation - Shapeshifter
5. Creativity, Good Fortune: Creativity, sexuality, and synchronicity - Druid
6. Occupation and Health: Seeking security in physical world - Artist
7. Relationships: Marriage and partnerships - Guide / Spiritual Master
8. Other People's Resources: Stocks, inheritance, death, and closure - Magical Child
9. Spirituality: Wisdom, publishing, travel - Liberator
10. Highest Potential: Completing integration of self - Historian
11. World Interaction: Relating creativity to humanity - Muse
12. The Unconscious - Wounded Child

I'm quite intrigued by this. The process includes self-examination, selecting 12 archetypes that you really feel best describe you (ones you can identify patterns with, etc.), and then using intuition (and the power of coincidence / spiritual order), to pair each archetype with a house. I chose the five Jules mentioned in her reading, because I felt those were very resonant: Artist, Hero, Shapeshifter, Wounded Child, and Monk. Then, after much contemplation, I chose on my own: Visionary/Dreamer, Druid, Guide/Spiritual Master, Magical Child, Liberator, Historian, and Muse. It was quite the challenge to pick only 12. I think I had a pile of almost 20 that I felt I could apply to; I had to really sit there and contemplate the associations of each archetype.

I'd say all of these are extremely resonant except for 4, 8, and 10. In Jules' reading, she mentioned that Shapeshifter was in the house of World Interaction. What does astral projection/lucid dreaming/etc have to do with the home and emotional foundations? Is it metaphorical, as in doing these things will connect me to Source Self? Am I to presume that, unlike Jules' perspective, I won't be among a group of friends, but rather on my own in the privacy of home? Hmm..

I'm not sure what role Historian has in Highest Potential. Jules mentioned Artist being in Highest Potential, but I find it fitting in Occupation, seeing how I will probably be doing all creative work to sustain myself. I only chose Historian because I have a tendency to want to observe the past and apply it to my current understanding...especially when it comes to ancient cultures. I also like keeping records.  But now that I think about it, perhaps I should've chosen something else, because I don't think it's one of my primary archetypes. Oh, well. This whole thing is more about a bit of extra insight... I obviously won't confine myself to these labels.

As for house 8, I'm not quite sure how Magical Child - who believes in endless possibilities and has a strong association with the imagination - relates to Other People's Resources. Not exactly making the connection there. Maybe it'll make sense later?

Everything else is pretty spot-on. Now the question is: would I be willing to try archetype readings for others? I'm not sure how accurate I would be if I pulled the cards as though I'm pulling tarot. I imagine it's essentially the same thing, but apparently, archetype charts are like natal charts in that they're meant to be drawn up once. 

Maybe I can request a few guinea pigs to see how that would work out. I don't know if I'd pick them from SF, though, since Jules is already doing mini-ones there. Hmm.

Interesting stuff, that's for sure.