
The Hero and the Outlaw


It is the Warrior within that helps us find a sense of individuality within wholeness that is not just socially programmed. Without the Warrior archetype, it is difficult to develop a sense of an identity that is one’s own and not another’s.
Carol Pearson • Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform Our World
The gift of the Orphan archetype is a form of interdependent self-reliance.
Carol Pearson • Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform Our World


Here are the basic human desires that each match with a specific archetype;LIBERATION > THE OUTLAWPOWER > THE MAGICIANMASTERY > THE HEROINTIMACY > THE LOVERENJOYMENT > THE JESTERBELONGING > THE EVERYMANSERVICE > THE CAREGIVERCONTROL > THE RULERINNOVATION > THE CREATORSAFETY > THE INNOCENTUNDERSTANDING > THE SAGEFREE... See more