July 2015
Beginner
320 pages
7h 41m
English
Content preview from Circle of the 9 Muses
Chapter 8
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Chapter 8
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- A document that describes the 16 archetypes as they are described in this chapter
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Why are people universally fascinated by personalities, such as Princess Diana, Steve Jobs, or Nelson Mandela? And why do we feel such deep connections to brands, such as Coca-Cola or Nike?
The theory of archetypes suggests that there are deep, timeless patterns of identity that all human beings respond to. This is why stories such as the Greek myths or Grimm's fairy tales have been preserved over the centuries. According to Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist who founded the field of analytical psychology, these patterns are subconscious and universal. Jung even proposed that these patterns are biological and inherited. Think about that for a second. Your baby was born, Jung might suggest, with a predisposition to love Bilbo Baggins.
Stories that trigger these buried, archetypal patterns are incredibly ...
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