Understanding the underlying motivations that drive much of our behavior is an essential part of our journeys of inner exploration as lone wolves and spiritual wanderers.
Have you ever wondered why you want, feel, think, and behave the way you do?
By analyzing your unconscious mind, you can dig to the very roots of why you are the way you are.
Jungian Archetypes
It was psychologist Carl Jung who first developed a theory about how the human psyche was structured and organized, and he referred to these inner patterns as “archetypes.”
The word archetype comes from the Greek words archein, which means “original,” and typos, which means “pattern, model, or type.” Therefore, we can understand archetypes as literally original patterns.
In his theory, Jung developed the notion that our minds use “universal images” that lead to distinct psychological behaviors.
These behaviors were individually acquired and inherited from the “collective unconscious” (e.g., past life experiences).
Types of Archetypes
Jung proposed that apart from the Self, Shadow, Anima, Animus, and Persona, there were 12 other commonly found archetypes.
Recently, scholar Dr. Carol S. Pearson and psychologist Dr. Hugh Marr developed a system of self-inquiry based on these universal archetypes to help us find ourselves and transform our paths.
Pearson and Marr named their method the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicatorยฎ (PMAI).
In this psychological archetype quiz, you’ll explore which one of the 12 types you most closely match and “live through.”
Why Take This Archetype Quiz?
This archetype quiz has been carefully created and inspired by the separate works of psychologist Carl Jung and the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicatorยฎ (PMAI).
Finding your psychological archetype can help you to:
- Embark on a journey of self-discovery by learning how to understand yourself and your needs.
- Learn about your personal gifts, core fears, strengths, weaknesses, shadow self, and life goals.
- Guide your life and help you to make aligned decisions that match your inner needs, desires, and dreams.
- Reclaim a sense of personal power and find more individuation.
Take the Psychological Archetype Quiz!
We all possess the twelve archetypes within this test, but some of them are more predominant within us than others.
What psychological archetype is the most dominant in your personality? Find out by taking our free comprehensive Archetype Test below!
(Please note: this test is not at all a PMAI assessment, nor is it a form of PMAI testing, but is, instead, an informal test designed for fun and to help you gain more self-awareness.)
What did you get?
I’d love to hear below!
I was termed The Creator and yes it fits
I am a Seeker and it fits perfectly.
You’re in the right place Gail ๐
Seeker! ๐
Your Result is The Destroyer (or Rebel)The Destroyer embodies repressed rage about structures that no longer serve life, even when these structures are still supported by society or our conscious choices.
Although this archetype can be ruthless, it weeds the garden in ways that allow for new growth.
The Destroyer is a paradoxical character whose destructiveness reflects the instinctual death drive and the inner fear of annihilation.
As a fighter, the Destroyer tends to be careless of their own safety and can sometimes put others in unnecessary danger as well.
The deeper invitation of this archetype is to use the passion for destruction and rebellion in a balanced way that is simultaneously life-giving. After all, for the new to be born, the old must first be dismantled.
Shadow Side: The self-destructor. This will manifest in your life as the tendency to be prone to addictions, compulsions, or activities that undermine intimacy, job success, or self-esteem.
The shadow side of the Destroyer tends to motivate a lot of emotional and physical abuse (domestic violence, murder, rape, suicide, etc.) when completely out of control.
Life Goal: Metamorphosis
Fear: Death, annihilation
Response to Problem: Destroy it, be destroyed by it
Life Task: Letting go, acceptance of mortality
Personal Gifts: Humility, metamorphosis, revolution, capacity to let go
Personal Pitfalls: Doing harm to self/others, out-of-control anger, terrorist tactics
Ick! I got the orphan. I’m so embarrassed but it’s true.
Nothing to be embarrassed about Tabitha. It’s actually very prevalent among many of us as we live in a culture that doesn’t have many wise role models. It’s one of the reasons we focus a lot on Inner Child Work.
Thank you โค๏ธ
Me too
My result is The Sage ๐
Nice one Michael, it’s one of the less common dominant archetypes ๐
I got the innocent.
Thank you for sharing Terra ๐
I got the orphan, sums me up perfectly. I was a foster child and have no biological family relationships.
I got the same. I have a loving Mother. The Father figures were bad. We got out of those situations and my real Dad is better now. My friends betrayed me and my new ones keep leaving. I’m still keeping the faith though. Not everyone is the same. Letting it all go and be the best I can. Namaste, my friend.
I got the Magician! And Sorceress on the dark shadow….ouch. truth hurts and I scare myself sometimes..been a tightrope kind of struggle.
Tightrope is a nice way to describe the magician. They live between worlds in the liminal spaces between the known and unknown.
I got the Orphan. I feel like that’s somewhat accurate ๏ปฟ๐๏ปฟ
Thanks for sharing Bella ๐
I got The Destroyer.