To help you further, I’ve listed some examples of each archetype as embodied in popular film, fiction, drama, and the world’s religions and mythologies. Accordingly, I have tried to include both sets of attributes for each listing, along with cues to help you determine whether a given archetype may be part of your lifelong support team of twelve.
Remember that all archetypes are essentially neutral and manifest in both light and shadow attributes. If you feel that you have an archetype that isn’t found here, please do not hesitate to give it careful consideration, and feel free to include it in your support team. Naturally, it’s impossible to list all the hundreds of archetypes that exist, but these are some of the most common, and include just about all that are mentioned in my book, CD, or tape of Sacred Contracts. Please read through the entire list, looking at all the archetypes in parentheses, before assuming that the one you’re looking for isn’t here. Many additional archetypes that are closely related are mentioned in parentheses, such as Hermit (found under Mystic), Therapist (under Healer), or Pirate (under Rebel).
The archetypes listed here in boldface type are just a few of the many ancient patterns that exist in human consciousness.
