Archetypes have many forms as much as situations that we can see in life, but in this paper the writer only mention archetypes that the writer consider relevant with
the problem analysis.
1. The Self Archetype
The most important archetype of all is the self. The self is the ultimate unity of the personality. The goal of life is to realize the self. The self is an archetype
that represents the transcendence of all opposites, so that every aspect of your personality is expressed equally. It acts as a principle of personality balancer and
it creates harmony among other archetypes and their form in the conscious. You are then neither and both male and female, neither and both ego and shadow,
neither and both good and bad, neither and both conscious and unconscious, neither and both an individual and the whole of creation. And yet, with no
oppositions, there is no energy, and you cease to act. Of course, you no longer need to act.
To keep it from getting too mystical, think of it as a new center, a more balanced position, for your psyche. When you are young, you focus on the ego
and worry about the trivialities of the persona. When you are older assuming you have been developing as you should, you focus a little deeper, on the self, and
become closer to all people, all life, even the universe itself. The self-realized person is actually less selfish. The personifications that best represent self are
Christ and Buddha, two people who many believe achieved perfection. But Jung felt that perfection of personality is only truly achieved in death.
In his essay, M. L. von Franz said that Self archetype often symbolized with animal, as a creature that has human instinctive behavior and its connectivity with
the nature around us.
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In literature, animals that often mention are lion, fish, horse and dog.
2. The Father Archetype
Another archetype that links with psyche development is the image of Father The Father Archetype. The Father archetype represents the traditional forces of
law and order, often signifying physical, mental, and spiritual superiority in myth and legend. It corresponds to consciousness as opposed to maternal
unconsciousness. Based on the elements of heaven, light, thunderbolts, and weapons. This archetype is often symbolized by a guide or an authority figure,
because in real life a father is a figure who always gives affection and protection but in the same time he gives us regulation in life. He could be gentle in one side
but in the other side he could be rough too. One form of the Father archetype is sea. The sea, as opposed to the ocean, has
known boundaries, and thus can be interpreted as being symbolic of the “known quantities of life”. Inasmuch as the sea can symbolize life, a journey across the
sea can be seen as a symbolic journey across the “sea of life”.
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Carl Jung, et al. Man and His Symbols, New York: Dell Publishing, 1968 p. 220
The nature of the sea, it brings peaceful and comfortable feeling to the person who looks at it or on it. But it could be dangerous when the waves are high and
stormy, and it has the power to take someone’s life. In myth, Zeus is one figure of Father Archetype, because Zeus is the king of
God in Greek Mythology and he has the power to rule the heaven.
3. The Initiation Archetype
