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The Greek Gods

& Goddesses
within Me.
Jung’s Archetypal Personality
Psychology

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Niel Steve M. Kintanar, MA
Psy204MA Advance Personality Psychology
University of San Carlos

Jung’
Jung’s Analytical Psychology
Jung stated that the roots
of personality go back
to the dawn of human
existence and are
contained in a
collective unconscious.

The collective
unconscious contains
emotionally laden ideas
and images—
archetypes.

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The Structure of Personality

• Psyche or self – the center of the whole
personality and consists of a number of
interacting systems.
• Ego – center of consciousness
• Personal unconscious – similar to Freudian
unconscious (repressed or forgotten
memories)
• Persona – mediates the individuality and
expectations of others.
• Shadow – the personal characteristics and
potentials that the individual is unaware of.
• Anima – feminine side of men, irrational moods
and feelings
• Animus – masculine side of women, thinking and
reasoning

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The Mandala
• The self is often symbolized by a
mandala (Sanskrit word for circle).
• It represents the self in unity.
• It is the life’s goal, a goal that we
constantly strive for but rarely reach.
• The self only emerges when various
components of the personality become
fully developed and individuated – a
conscious ego that is between
consciousness and unconsciouness.

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The yin and the yang

To actualize and fully realize the self,

one must overcome their fear of
the unconscious, prevent their
persona from dominating their
personality, recognize the dark side
of themselves (their shadows), and
muster even greater courage to
face their anima or animus.

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• Understanding of oneself
• Understanding of one’s relationships

All gods/goddesses are potentially present in

us

More than one god/goddess

Choose which to express and when; but can
also claim dominion over you

Family, people, and events can influence the
development and emergence of a
god/goddess archetype

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The Gods
1. Zeus (Father god)
2. Poseidon (Father god)
3. Hades (Father god)
4. Apollo (Favored son)
5. Hermes (Favored son)
6. Ares (Rejected Son)
7. Hephaestus (Rejected Son)
8. Dionysius (Nurtured Son)

The Goddesses
1. Artemis (Virgin goddess)
2. Athena (Virgin goddess)
3. Hestia (Virgin goddess)
4. Hera (Vulnerable goddess)
5. Demeter (Vulnerable goddess)
6. Persephone (Vulnerable goddess)
7. Aphrodite (Alchemical goddess)

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Zeus
- Decisive & Quick
- Always on a look out & in
control
- Very thinking
- Boss
- Ruthless
- Machismo personality
- Emotional Immaturity
- Relationships are like
businesses
- Egocentric.

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Poseidon
- Very emotional and has
access to feelings (but
sometimes it can be
destructive)
- Very loyal, competitive,
dignified
- Emotional instability (easily
angered, moody, and quick
to take offense).
- Vengeful, keeps hatred in.

Hades
- A valiant warrior/ fighter
- An invisible god (tends to be
socially invisible)
- The good counselor
(introspective and teaches us to
be quiet sometimes)
- Rich in imaginative thinking
- See relationships as equals but
might be impatient (in flirting
and dating)
- Might suffer depression,
detachment, isolation

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Apollo
- Goal oriented and able to achieve them
(Over achiever)
- Very determined to hone his skill
- Values truth, law & order, has a good
sense of what is right and wrong
- Values moderation (the golden mean)
- Handsome and conscious physical
appearance
- But he can be very arrogant and would
be emotionally detached.
- Competitively jealous and not a good
looser
- Many lovers but always rejected (lacking
in emotional depth, intensity, and
closeness and sexual spontaneity;
narcissistic).
- Suggested to liberate the woman/
vulnerability within.

Hermes
- Very good communicator (articulate &
persuasive)
- Very Friendly and trustworthy
- ingenuity, creativity, mental and physical
quickness,
- Always on the go and a traveler (God of
the roads)
- Impulsive and lacks limits
- Eternal Adolescent/ Youth (Peter Pan
Syndrome)
- In relationships, difficulty with
commitment (now you see him, now you
don’t; it is the novelty rather than the
passion).
- Should find a mentor (Zeus)

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Ares
- Instinctual and passionate
- reacting emotionally rather than
rationally, and for not always
"following the rules“ (Emotional
reactive)
- he was quick to jump to the
defense of those with whom he
felt a kinship
- Integration of emotions and body
(very carnal – the original macho
man)
- May have some attachment
childhood issues (rejected son)
- Needs to practice self control

Hephaestus
- Creative, capacity to see and
make beauty, very skillful with his
hands.
- Hardworking and well liked
- Solid, dependable, polite, faithful,
loving, and generous (as a
partner); but sometimes easily
fooled.
- Rejection issues but will not
discuss about these feelings and
sublimates it to work.
- Might have emotional outbursts
- Low self concept and worth
because of a disability

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Dionysus
- Appreciate sensory
experiences and very
passionate
- Values intense ecstatic
experiences
- Archetypes of intense
opposites (Romantic)
- Eternal Divine child – a sense
of special-ness
- Fun and revelry
- Distortion of self perception

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Artemis
- Very independent, assertive
spirit
- Passionate over causes
(women and children)
- Courageous, intuitive, and
skillful
- Gets the goals that she wants
- Love is out of the agenda
- Comfortable with same sex
peers.

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Athena
- ultimate career person
- Planner, mediator, strategist,
rational thinker.
- Rarely lost her cool
- Reminds us to use our intellect
and creativity in the pursuit of any
goal we choose.
- Emotionally armored
- lacks emotional intensity, erotic
attraction, intimacy, passion,
empathy
- Lacks close same sex friends but
has the ability to spot winners.

Hestia
- Calm, secure, stable, welcoming,
mild, warm, gentle,
forgiving, serene, and, above all
else, centered.
- Quiet, private, and unassertive
- “Complete goddess”
- Contented and fulfilled being at
service of the family and
community. “Aunt Hestia”
- Home is the center of a
relationship
- Unconditional regard
- Lacks assertiveness ( Should
develop the inner male)

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Hera
- Loyal, Faithful,
Committed
- The partner/ love is
the center of life.
- But can be very
jealous and vengeful
(she is powerful and
influential)

Demeter
- The most nurturing of all (mother
figure)
- Has the ability to empathize
- Very in touch with other people’s
lives (But can be withdrawing
when in despair/ grief/ angry)
- Firm, ferocious, and values
endurance
- She feels the need to be needed
- Can be moody – bipolar. Similar to
the seasons.

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Persephone
- Youthful, innocent, joyous, &
carefree
- Wants nurture and very receptive
- Difficulty in developing an
independent self, too close to
mother (or to someone) – but can
eventually decide for herself
- She might lack direction and drive
- Avoids anger

Aphrodite
- One’s purpose is to give love to the
world.
- Friendly and extraordinarily generous
- Exuding sex appeal and into the arts,
poetry, and music
- But may easily fall in love and gravitate
to people who are complex, moody, and
emotional
- Usually acts on her desires w/o
considering the consequences. Needs to
know how to choose wisely “when and
with whom”
- People can be casualties of love. (cursed
by love, bound by love)
- Needs to sort out conflicting feelings,
values, and emotional distance.
- Symbol of love, hope, and new life

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