In this series, I am exploring the idea of archetypes in psychology. In this episode, we're looking at the origin and subsequent development of this idea, eventually reflecting on which of these branches of understanding archetypes is most useful for self-development.

The Challenge of Language in Conveying Ideas about the Mind

Reflecting on Carl Jung's idea of archetypes, and its subsequent development to what it is now. I briefly touch upon Beebe's profoundly important deviation from Jung's original concept, and how it actually clarifies Jung's idea and makes it more useful in therapy and self-development.