The business of change is a curious thing. Many people wonder why change is so illusive. We want to change but how? My latest project is all about archetypes which are, in psychoanalytic terms, primitive mental images held in the collective unconscious, inherited from our early ancestors. Collective unconscious is a shared sense of certain qualities that people have. Often these qualitites have been long forgotten, not integrated or otherwise disavowed. Think of kings, queens, athletes, visionaries, Greek goddesses, slaves, warriors and more. Archetypes are in films, think of your top five favourite films and see if you can find a common thread. 

 

Understanding your archetypes helps accept your shadow side. Shadow is who you are when no-one is looking or parts of yourself you don't like or have become unwelcome. Often, there is a pattern or a thing that keeps happening, which you want to change. This aspect can be thought of as your nemesis. Harry Potter is fantastic exploring this, he is usually fighting his own demons. J.K Rowling is a brilliant author of archetypes in her books. Our battle with good and evil is all part of the human story. What was your nemesis can become your faithful servant and from there you can discover that there is more to you. Who are you now and who are you becoming?

 

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