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Archetypes: Magician

Archetypes: Magician

May 15, 2016April 18, 2021Categories Archetypes, Essays, Writing14 Comments on Archetypes: Magician

Rules of reality crumble before some. If you've ever read fantasy, you know the Magician. Catalysts for change, Magicians operate on a plane above everyone else, able to conjure outcomes and affect change in ways that hoist them from mortal to magi in the eyes of the populace. As I have mentioned in prior posts in this…

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Examples of the Sage Archetype Jung

Archetypes: Sage

December 1, 2015April 18, 2021Categories Archetypes, Essays, Writing26 Comments on Archetypes: Sage

All the books in all the world could not contain all there is to know. Benevolent mentors and custodians of wisdom are some of the hallmark characters of fantasy. Part mystic, part genius, the Sage is an essential driver of the Hero's Journey, delegating the task of changing the world to their often younger, more…

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