Jung’s 12 Archetypes

Today, Kris offers some reflections on Jung's "12 Archetypes" and Jung's concept of "The Persona" - the outer face we present to the world. Every one of us holds a bundle of identity cards based on our occupation - or former occupation, our relationship status, or our gender, and conceptions of ourselves based on our own journey of self-discovery. Kris asks: Who are you? How well do you relate to Jung's 12 Archetypes that present images of who we might become. How relevant are these in understanding our true selves, today. But, despite internal and external obstacles - often in the guise of messages, we do have choices in how we are to conduct ourselves in our living. How can we better understand the motivations within us that affect the decisions we make and the pathways we take? Kris believes that Jung may provide some answers in our search for our true selves, self-understanding.