Series: Archetypes in Tarot
An Archetype is the basic framework of any personality. And the Tarot is full of many different and interesting archetypes. Join me in this journey of exploration of these different archetypes in Tarot.

Archetypes and Tarot
In many different posts on this blog, we’ve had a look at the concept of Archetypes. There are many different archetypes present in our Tarot card deck.…

Archetypes in Tarot – The Self
As we have seen in our previous article, there are five main archetypes that Jung defines: the Self, the Shadow, the Anima, the Animus and the Persona.…

Archetypes in Tarot – The Persona
As we continue our journey within the archetypes in Tarot, we are now going to look at The Persona, which is defined as ‘the way we present…

Archetypes in Tarot – The Shadow
Continuing our journey with the Archetypes in Tarot, we are now going to look at the archetype of The Shadow, which is said to be that part…

Archetypes in Tarot – The Anima and The Animus
The Anima and The Animus are the fifth from among the basic Archetypes that Jung defined. Typically, the Anima defines the unconscious female qualities that a male…

Archetypes in Tarot – The Father Archetype
Today, we are going to look at the Father Archetype, another essential archetype within the Major Arcana. Just as the Empress represented the Mother Archetype, the Emperor…

Archetypes in Tarot – The Mother Archetype
After understanding the five basic Jungian archetypes and their corresponding Tarot cards, it is now time for delving into the other archetypes within the Tarot cards. Today,…

Archetypes in Tarot – The Wise Old Man
The wise old man archetype is one that is recognized by almost everyone! Everyone has seen a variety of depictions of this archetype everywhere – be it…








