When I was young, I came up with many archetypes on my own, before I knew anything about Jung. They didn't stay consistent, though. They seemed to change as I went through different stages of my life. I tried the Caroline Myss approach, but quickly lost interest.I just can't settle on twelve archetypes.
I have my own system that I use when I feel like it. As Shakespeare said "the world's a stage, and we are the actors" or something like that, anyway. When I'm faced with problems to solve, I imagine myself as an actor on a stage. I look at the script (which contains the problem) and decide what character will handle it the best.I imagine that character going flawlessly through their part, and I listen to what the character says. Sometimes I get insight on how to solve the problem, sometimes not. But I don't talk to the actor, I AM the actor, playing that particular script.It's not nearly as complicated as it sounds,nor is it time consuming. Plus, I like theater, so it interests me.
In reference to Jung's guru-has anyone else noticed how much he looked like Freud?