The document describes various archetypes, including those associated with light attributes like the Prince, Priest, Knight, Hero/Heroine, Detective, Child: Nature, Child: Orphan, Child: Wounded, and Child: Eternal. It also describes archetypes often associated with shadow attributes like the Bully, Fool, Destroyer, Gambler, Femme Fatale, Rebel, and Trickster. For each archetype, it provides a brief overview of their light and shadow attributes.

1. Archetypes
The following slides
are of archetypes
typically associated
with light attributes.
These are the “good
guys.”
When you read these,
notice the tension an
archetype’s shadow
attributes can cause: e.g.,
a detective who operates
within his shadow
attributes is a crooked
cop.
All of the attributes, light and shadow, are from
the archetypes cards designed by Caroline Myss

2. Prince
In Light:
Romantic charm
Potential for power
In Shadow:
Uses power for self-aggrandizement

3. Priest
Light:
Facilitates spiritual
commitments
Serves as a channel of
spiritual energy
Shadow:
Violates the trust of the
spiritual community
Seduced by the spiritual role

4. Knight
Light:
Loyalty, romance, and
chivalry
A love of honor
Shadow:
Allegiance to a destructive
ruler or principle
Romantic delusions

5. Hero/Heroine
Light:
Passion for a journey of
personal empowerment
Shadow:
Escapism
False sense of heroism

6. Detective
Light:
Great powers of
observation and intuition
Desires / seeks out the
truth
Shadow:
Voyeurism
Falsifying information

7. Child: Nature
Light:
Friendships with animals
Communication with nature
Shadow:
Abuses animals,
people, and the
environment

8. Child: Orphan
Light:
Independence based on
learning to go it alone
Conquering fear of
surviving
Shadow:
Feelings of
abandonment stifle
maturation
Seeks inappropriate
surrogate families

9. Child: Wounded
Light:
Awakens compassion and
the desire to serve other
wounded children
Opens the learning path of
forgiveness
Shadow:
Blames all dysfunctional
relationships on
childhood wounds
Resists moving on
through forgiveness

10. Child: Eternal
Light:
Determined to remain
young in body, mind, and
spirit
Sees things with fresh eyes
Shadow:
Unable to grow up and
be responsible
Exhibits an extreme
dependency on others
for physical security

11. Archetypes
The next set are archetypes often
associated with shadow attributes.
Notice that a transformation can
happen when an archetype turns away
from shadow: a bully can help others
see their own tendency to intimidate.
All of the attributes, light and shadow, are from
the archetypes cards designed by Caroline Myss

12. Bully
Light:
Highlights a tendency to
intimidate others
Helps confront the inner
fear that allow bullying
Shadow:
Conceals deep fears
behind verbal or
physical abuse

13. Fool
Light:
Fearlessly reveals
emotion
Helps people laugh at
absurdity and hypocrisy
Shadow:
Uses humor to wound
rather than liberate
Denys emotional truth

14. Destroyer
Light:
Releases what is
potentially destructive
Prepares for a new life
Shadow:
Intoxicated by
destructive power
Destroys others’ dreams
or potential

15. Gambler
Light:
Willingness to follow
intuition, even when
others doubt
Shadow:
Relies on luck rather
than hard work

16. Femme Fatale
Light:
Highlights the erotic
energy of the feminine
Opens her heart when
her dependency is
rejected
Shadow:
Inappropriate use of
sensuality
Attachment to money
and power

17. Rebel
Light:
Challenges authority to
effect social change
Rejects spiritual
systems that do not
serve inner needs
Shadow:
Rejects legitimate
authority out of anger
Rebels out of peer
pressure

18. Trickster
Light:
Transcends convention,
stuffiness, and
predictable behavior
Shadow:
Manipulates others
through duplicity