In reading the book
Hero Within - Rev. & Expanded Ed.: Six Archetypes We Live By, by Carol Pearson
http://books.google.ca/books/about/Hero_Within_Rev_Expanded_Ed.html?id=dQAeXCHjU-4C&redir_esc=y
Via this link you can get a sense of the book:
http://archive.org/stream/herowithin002330mbp/herowithin002330mbp_djvu.txt
I started to wonder - what is
my archetype? I can relate to several of the archetypes listed in the book's descriptions however I wanted to discover what my prominant archetype was; and so I looked for a "quiz" / "test" online...
This link will prompt you to OPEN or SAVE --> it's a Microsoft Word document:
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CFAQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.babycathy07.multiply.multiplycontent.com%2Fattachment%2F0%2FRvZDLQoKCtcAAEkf-001%2Farchetypes%2520test-1.doc%3Fnmid%3D59045841&ei=AqQGUZXLGYzDyQG4y4HIBA&usg=AFQjCNFjqwRw9eB79jNpRs2nfAk17cOBrQ&sig2=Cq-wKzn8BJaCkZGWEzDQDg&bvm=bv.41524429,d.aWc&cad=rja
Below is a Copy/Paste from the above link:
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SELF-TEST (adapted from “Hero Within: 6 Archetypes We Live By” by Carol Pearson)
Discover the dominant archetypes in your life!
Score: 0-never; 1-seldom; 2-sometimes; 3-frequently; 4-always. Total your scores in each category and know which archetype is very active in your life.
1._____It is very important to be careful. Other people will cheat you when they can.
2._____I find that when I change my attitudes my environment changes.
3._____Most important to me right now are identity issues. I’m not sure who I am.
4._____I push hard to prove myself and to succeed.
5._____The world is good and I am safe and cared for.
6._____I feel alone, but it gives me satisfaction to see that I can make it on my own.
7._____The most important thing is loving.
8._____I often feel disappointed in or betrayed by other people.
9._____All seeming problems really are illusions. I can assert God’s love/the perfection of the universe and once again see that all is well.
10.____I am very competitive and really enjoying winning.
11.____Times have been rough, but I’ve learned to cope.
12.____I find out about my own shadow self by what upsets me in others.
13.____I use drugs/alcohol to get high and feel better. (or I use shopping, work, or frantic activity to divert myself from problems).
14.____I expect people I meet to be trustworthy.
15.____When challenged, I stand up for myself and, if necessary, fight to defend myself.
16.____I’m in a new job/doing my job differently/undertaking a new course of study.
17.____I expect to be loved and cared for.
18.____I struggle hard for the causes/ideas/values I believe in and against those that are wrong and harmful.
19.____I frequently give people more than I get back.
20.____What I really want is someone to take care of me, but there is no one who will/can really care for me.
21.____When I am betrayed or unjustly treated, it reminds me to take pains to be fair to others.
22.____I love to travel/study/experiment because I find I learn about myself and the world when I do.
23.____I see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
24.____I feel most myself when I’m creating something new.
25.____I want my life to make a difference, to make a mark on my world.
26.____When I stay calm and centered, others seem quieted too.
27.____If others could just see the light, they could have as wonderful life as I do.
28.____Since I’ve changed, my world has changed radically. Years ago, I would not have imagined things would turn out so well.
29.____I think I’m justified in feeling superior to other people: I’m smarter, or better educated, or stronger, or more disciplined, or hardworking, or have better values, or because of my sex, my racial or ethnic heritage, my class, my accomplishments, my belief.
30.____Tragedies (accidents/illnesses) often happen to me and to those around me.
31.____I work hard but do not expect to be rewarded or appreciated adequately for what I do.
32.____If I could only win the jackpot, all the problems will be solved.
33.____I feel good about myself and grateful for my life.
34.____I would like to be more appreciated by others.
35.____I’ll do whatever life requires of me. I want to make whatever contribution I can.
36.____I sometimes avoid or sabotage intimacy with others in rder to maintain freedom.
Innocent Orphan Wanderer Warrior
#5___ #1___ #3___ #4___
9___ 8___ 6___ 10___
14___ 13___ 11___ 15___
17___ 20___ 16___ 18___
23___ 30___ 22___ 25___
27___ 32___ 36___ 29___
total___ total___ total___ total___
Martyr Magician
#7___ #2___
19___ 12___
21___ 24___
31___ 26___
34___ 28___
35___ 33___
total___ total___
6 Hero Archetypes
*The Innocent is not included on the chart because it is not heroic archetype. When we live in paradise, there is no need for goals, fears, tasks, works, etc. The innocent is both pre and post-heroic.
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And so after taking the above quiz, according to this author - my score was:
22 - Innocent
12 - Orphan
18 - Wanderer
18 - Warrior
14 - Martyr
23 - Magician
What were your scores and do you tend to agree with the Archetype outcomes associated to you?
