Thanks, Deri - really interesting. I have worked with these four archetypes myself, and find them helpful (although I think I have a few extra bespoke ones of my own!)
More broadly - I think there is a fascinating, and really deep, challenge to the idea that we are a simple, unitary self. There's lots of contemporary neuroscience and psychology (e.g., The Self Delusion, by Gregory Berns, or Strangers to Ourselves, by Timothy Wilson) that suggests that we are more like coalitions of shifting identities, rather that a single, enduring personality. This echoes Freud and Jung, and goes back further to philosophers like Nietzsche, and even David Hume - all of whom argue that our "selves" are fragmented, complex and changing.
It also plays out in my coaching - where clients are trying to make sense of the vastly different roles they play in their lives (e.g., parent, child, colleague). It's an important part of my work to help people think through and integrate these aspects of themselves.
Great point about the interplay of these internal archetypes with the 'real world' roles that people play. Can be a lot of cognitive dissonance or unwanted outcomes when the two don't align.
Thanks, Deri - really interesting. I have worked with these four archetypes myself, and find them helpful (although I think I have a few extra bespoke ones of my own!)
More broadly - I think there is a fascinating, and really deep, challenge to the idea that we are a simple, unitary self. There's lots of contemporary neuroscience and psychology (e.g., The Self Delusion, by Gregory Berns, or Strangers to Ourselves, by Timothy Wilson) that suggests that we are more like coalitions of shifting identities, rather that a single, enduring personality. This echoes Freud and Jung, and goes back further to philosophers like Nietzsche, and even David Hume - all of whom argue that our "selves" are fragmented, complex and changing.
It also plays out in my coaching - where clients are trying to make sense of the vastly different roles they play in their lives (e.g., parent, child, colleague). It's an important part of my work to help people think through and integrate these aspects of themselves.
Great point about the interplay of these internal archetypes with the 'real world' roles that people play. Can be a lot of cognitive dissonance or unwanted outcomes when the two don't align.