The Stories of Archetypes

Carol Pearson's Blog

In Jungian psychology, Hermes, is the archetype that mediates between the conscious and unconscious minds and is a key figure in healing (note his scepter) and in alchemical transformation. For the ancient Greeks, Hermes was the god of communication and the messenger of the gods to mortals. In our time, we can view him as sharing archetypal insights with us. Often shown with winged feet, he sped messages along, as modern technology does now. Happily, the authors of the blogs in this section can share wisdom about archetypes with you by writing on keyboards and then hitting send.

Read timely blogs that apply archetypal narrative intelligence (NQ) to promoting self-awareness, personal success and fulfillment, organizational and civic life, leadership, culture, myth, and spiritual maturity. This section also includes audio-visual resources.
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February 2024

Find Your Story: Transform Your Life!

Hugh helps you understand your memories from childhood up through every life stage until your present...

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January 2024

Judy Brown Poem Series: Fire

Great News: A new blog series by my colleague and friend Judy Brown, who has agreed to be the poet laureate for this site.

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November 2023

Guest Blog: Harry Potter Series The Seeker

The potency of Harry’s story is that it is compelling and brings readers along. Harry’s transformation becomes our transformation.

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October 2023

Guest Blog: Koehler Disneyland Series The Magician

The presence of magic is integral to things Disney. It’s everywhere in the Disney brand

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September 2023

Guest Blog: Koehler Disneyland Series Introduction

The next 12 blogs reflect my newest thoughts about how we might consider each of these archetypes in play (pun intended) at the park.

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July 2023

American Happiness and the Jester Archetype Blog Series Blog Two

For Americans, happiness is assumed to include freedom, and when we feel trapped or too settled, we naturally become blue.

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July 2023

Guest Blog: Harry Potter Series The Idealist

Luna becomes an excellent counterweight to Harry’s central friends Ron and Hermione, because she sees the world differently...

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June 2023

American Happiness and the Jester Archetype Blog Series Blog One

Americans these days seem anything but happy, yet most of us believe we should be.

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May 2023

Guest Blog: Harry Potter Series The Revolutionary

We hope you enjoy this collaboration. Please get in touch with any questions or feedback. Let’s conjure a magical conversation.

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April 2023

Guest Blog: Harry Potter Series The Realist

Because Neville’s journey is bumpy and he genuinely struggles with his identity, Neville’s heroic arc into the Realist is one that is full of empathy.

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March 2023

Guest Blog: Harry Potter Series – The Lover

Love is a central theme in Harry Potter. It is a recognized difference, as a differentiation between "good" and "evil"...

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January 2023

Guest Blog: Harry Potter Series -- The Magician

At the core of the Magician archetype is the idea of transformation, ideally into a better state.

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January 2023

Guest Blog: Harry Potter Series -- There’s Something Magical about Harry

Harry Potter influenced an entire generation, one that needed its own archetypal reality to define its identity.

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January 2023

Psychology Today Blog: Living Storylines that Lead to Happier Outcomes: Heroism for Our Times

Ever feel lost, lonely, or just over your head when facing the complexities of modern life?

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December 2022

Living Storylines that Lead to Happier Outcomes: Heroism for Our Times

Best-selling fiction, theater, and film often employ plotlines that introduce us to archetypal patterns that address problems humans face.

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October 2022

America Blog Four: Why Has the U.S. Not Fulfilled Its Purpose? The Shadow Knows

The shadow of a culture is more complicated because it is similarly created by what its country says it is and what it dreams of being.

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July 2022

Guest Blog: In Life Transitions, Your Archetypes Await You

The reshaping of social, political, and institutional norms in turn fuels personal transitions...

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June 2022

Guest Blog Wholeness in the Workplace: How Archetypes Can Guide the Way

Many organizations today are fundamentally rethinking and reimagining their operational structure and management practices...

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April 2021

Worried, Fearful? Try a Positive Escape into Fun-Scary Fiction

I love to track what is going on in the inner life of people around me by reading best-selling fiction with an attention to archetypal patterns.

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March 2022

America Blog 3: The Lover Complement and the Promised Land

Branding ideally is integrated into organizational development activities.

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March 2022

America Blog 2: Branding America: A Pioneering Nation and People

This blog applies Margaret Mark’s and my work on authentic archetypal branding...

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February 2022

America Blog 1: What Stories Is America Living? An Archetypal Analysis

I’m writing this blog series for those who, like me, are worried about my country (the United States). I suspect it is not news to you that our two-pa

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December 2021

Clarifying Your Vision for 2022?

It is wise to clarify intents for a new year, yet resolutions often don’t work. Learn why.

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December 2021

Guest Blog The Dracula Syndrome: How Our Fear Keeps Archetypes (and Our Potential) in the Shadows

In polarized times, unconscious moral certainty is the hunger that drives leaders mad,and weakens us all by feeding our fears.

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December 2021

New Article: The Roots of the Pearson-Marr Archetypes

My association with Storywell is truly the gift that keeps giving to all of us.

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11 2021

Guest Blog by Dr. Edward Smink

I have chosen this topic not only as one who has survived the trauma of compassion fatigue but one who has gained wisdom from my experience.

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September 2021

Modern Magic: Discover and Live Your Authentic Stories

I’ve come to trust that as everyday magic. C. G. Jung called this phenomenon “synchronicity”, which means meaningful coincidences.

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August 2021

Guest Blog by Katherine Culpepper

I’m very pleased to publish this guest blog from pioneering educator Katherine Culpepper. Her work with high school students provides a model that I would love to see replicated widely in schools today.

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July 2021

What Stories Are Americans Living? Escaping the Curse of the Culture War Narrative -- Blog Three

This is the third of a three-blog series offering an archetypal analysis or our cultural dialogue and strategies for how we get from here to there.

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July 2021

What Stories Are Americans Living? Escaping the Curse of the Culture War Narrative -- Blog Two

This is the second of a three blog series offering an archetypal analysis or our cultural dialogue and strategies for how we get from here to there.

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June 2021

What Stories Are Americans Living? Escaping the Curse of the Culture War Narrative -- Blog One

This is the first of a three part blog series offering an archetypal analysis or our cultural dialogue and strategies for the future.

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June 2021

The Power of Leadership Narrative Intelligence Blog Series -- Part Two

This is the second of two blogs that explore the role of archetypal narrative intelligence (NQ) in linking motivation, action, and leadership outcomes.

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June 2021

The Power of Leadership Narrative Intelligence Blog Series -- Part One

This is the first of two blogs that explore the role of archetypal narrative intelligence (NQ) in linking motivation, action, and leadership outcomes.

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March 2021

Leadership Lessons for Effectively Speaking Up

Leadership can be more than a role. At best, it is a calling to care about the world and those around us. 

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October 2020

A Conspiracy Theory Vaccine? Making Sense of a Chaotic World

I’m intrigued by how many conspiracy theories are gaining traction today, and wondering how so many fellow citizens of my country can believe them...

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