Archetypes are recurring patterns that impact the way you think, feel, choose and behave. Left unattended, they can influence the quality of your decisions, how well you express your true Self, which is sacred, and how effectively you respond to life’s challenges. Left unacknowledged, they can stir up unexpected chaos, like a child running wild through your home or drifting aimlessly through the streets, all while you remain unaware that they live with you.

Your personal archetypes shape the quality of your inner life, and naturally, this affects your exterior life. When left unacknowledged, their unspoken influence can spill into your external world as confusion, conflict, and self-sabotage.

As an introduction to developing AQ, I recommend the following:

1. Approach your personal archetypes with curiosity, compassion, kindness and discernment, not judgment. (You are not your archetypes. You have archetypes.)
2. Use archetypes as tools for insight, not labels for identity. 
3. Explore the four primary archetypes we all share.
4. Identify your 8 secondary archetypes.
5. Identify your 24 archetypal wings.
6. Self-author your 36 archetypes.
7. Do a regular check in with your personal archetypes. Your archetypes are evolving; they are dynamic. And your 24 archetypal wings are not fixed. 12 represent your current reality and another 12 represent your way forward.
8. Seek the support of a qualified psychologist when exploring trauma.¹

Cultivating a sense of Archetypal Intelligence (AQ) restores your inner balance and equips you with a powerful compass to navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity and grace.

1. My own Body Soul Spirit Archetype Work is a form of transformational coaching. It is not designed to address trauma. ↩︎