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 Indicator® (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 Indicator® (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 am the seeker for sure
Nice :) Thanks for sharing Erik!
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im good
Looking forward to finding out what I got!
The innocent!
Looking forward to knowing my results
The seeker.
Seeker. Sounds like me. Very clear and helpful insight thank you.
This reminded me of the fortune cookie that you eat at the end of a dinner at a chinese resturant.
It’s entertaing at best but hard to take with anything but a grain of salt.
I got seeker.
The note for the shadow was perfectionist. The only perfect thing I know is nature and the best any human can do is make an attempt at an imitation.
I got the destroyer, and I’m not surprised.
I got the same, but I was actually totally surprised. This probably explains that surprised fire within me.
*suppressed
On one I am a member. On this one I am the “Innocent”. I believe with all of me that we are all a bit of every one of these archetypes… to quote “OZZY Osbourne” I’m not sure who I am cause when I wake up in the morning I am not even sure who Ozzy is” …
WE ARE ALL CRACKED POTS HERE. Remove the top layer and WE ARE ALL RED… ((READ)).