Types of Human Character Archetypes

TYPES OF HUMAN CHARACTER ARCHETYPES A. The Lover Individuals with the lover archetype are individuals who are full of love for others in their lives, reciprocate affection with more love, and enjoy activities of caring and sharing love, whether towards children, animals, beauty, or objects. Lovers are also very good at creating a romantic and beautiful atmosphere, where the situation and atmosphere feel special. Lovers are different from caregivers, because the love and affection expressed by lovers is a feeling of love and affection for others regardless of whether the person needs it or not, not a feeling of love and affection for someone who needs it. So, it can be concluded that caregivers tend to pour out their affection for people who are considered to need it. Individuals with the lover archetype tend to pay attention to people, objects, activities, settings, or experiences that require and give rise to love, passion, and sensuality, usually something beautiful, romantic, artistic, and something that has quality. Usually there is a tendency where lovers will miss something that only has utility, but is not beautiful, graceful, or enchanting. This can lead to alienation of something that is considered not beautiful, and not beautiful, on the other hand, lovers will favor certain things only. Lovers usually like and enjoy love stories, with romantic plots, which are about commitment, or sacrifice for love and commitment. Examples of these films include Casablanca, Chocolate, Titanic. The lover leadership type is charismatic, passionate about what he leads, if lovers love their work then great enthusiasm will arise, so that the people they lead will be triggered to work harder and get satisfaction from the work. Leaders with the lover archetype are also good at making teams solid, and making friends. Basic needs: are to express love, see everything through the glasses of love, be seen as individuals who are physically attractive and in all aspects, so that they are loved by many people. B. The Destroyer Individuals with the destroyer archetype are individuals who understand how to overcome a loss with willingness, and move forward to continue life. Individuals with this archetype can also, without much difficulty, get rid of old habits, old activities that are considered no longer productive or fulfilling. In other words, individuals with the destroyer archetype are individuals who understand when to let go of something, take strong action to end something, blow the whistle on injustice, and destroy something that is considered no longer productive and useful. When faced with a problem, especially a destructive one, and requiring a willingness to let go, destroyers also feel fear and confusion at first, triggering deep and fundamental questions about a problem. However, usually destroyer individuals will eventually try to issue wisdom on what happened, to change something that can be changed and accept something that cannot be changed, open themselves to change through experiences, both good and bad. If destroyers identify something wrong, then they usually tend to take over the role of making changes, sometimes these individuals also feel like holding on to something, but this is reconsidered and if it is considered better to let go, this individual will choose to let go. Individuals with the destroyer archetype tend to pay attention to something related to crises and postponed problems, how they usually make strategies to achieve balance, and do not delay in solving problems, especially those related to letting go and change. Destroyers also have a tendency to justify violations of norms that are carried out, rationalize everything, this can hurt others, damage something, and have a bad effect on many people, if they have difficulty controlling impulsive impulses within themselves. Destroyers usually like and enjoy stories where transformation occurs due to suffering, breaking rules and norms for good, and revolutionary films. Examples of these films are Robin Hood, Zorro, Ghandi. And also films with visualizations of violence, destruction, chase scenes, explosions, and collisions, for example the films Mission Impossible, Independence Day, and other action films. The destroyer leadership type has good abilities in reorganizing a group or organization, ending unproductive programs, firing unproductive employees. Basic needs: are to solve problems and let them pass into the past, make changes from a problem faced. Individuals with the destroyer archetype usually want to be seen as someone who is strong, so even though they are going through difficult times, usually the destroyer will not share it with others, and will keep it to themselves. C. The Creator Individuals with the creator archetype are individuals who are full of imagination and aspirations, and the creator's self-ability usually supports individuals with the creator archetype to realize their imagination, creativity, and aspirations with ease. These individuals usually have moments where ideas just flow, and creativity becomes effortless and effortless to produce something. These individuals also usually have a well-developed aesthetic sense, and are surrounded by objects that reflect that sense as a form of selfexpression. Seeing life as a work of art, where the creator will avoid the ordinary, the shallow, and will satisfy himself in his own way, even if that way is sometimes not understood by others. Creators usually like and enjoy stories that tell the life and discovery of something, for example the life story of an artist, inventor, or entrepreneur where with their imagination they create something that is admired. Such stories are usually shown in someone's biography or a film that tells the story of someone's life, for example: Catch Me If You Can. The creator leadership type is an individual who has an entrepreneurial spirit, is innovative, and is not bound by norms or other strict and extreme rules. Basic needs: is to realize something innovative, from creativity and selfinspiration, creating something for yourself, or others. Seen as someone who is practical, and is believed to have the ability to create something that the world needs. So usually creators will avoid doing something typical and ordinary. D. The Ruler Individuals with the ruler archetype are individuals who will take over something if they see something has fallen apart and is out of control, so that the individual takes control of the situation. Like a good leader, the ruler will prioritize what is good for the people who follow him, developing a sense of self-responsibility in creating conditions that benefit everyone. They usually believe that a healthy and orderly social system does not just happen, it takes someone who is willing to take responsibility for its creation. The ruler is not only willing to be that person, but also gathers other people and guides and trains them to help the individual in realizing the order of an uncontrolled system. Rulers usually like and enjoy stories where there is a conflict where someone accepts or denies the responsibility of building or managing a kingdom, such as the Lion King, or Elizabeth. Rulers realize that accepting the burden of taking care of a family, organization, or group is a big responsibility, therefore they really enjoy learning from the stories of other people's successful leadership. On the other hand, rulers also enjoy stories where a kingdom that is in disarray is taken over, making the kingdom peaceful and harmonious again. As a leader, rulers are very good at putting structure, rules, and procedures in their territory so that it is more orderly and efficient. Individuals with the ruler archetype are also good at socializing networks, and the process of completing a project. These individuals are good at taking responsibility even when faced with unpleasant tasks or situations. Basic needs: are to take charge and control, and complete a problem or project. The ruler individual wants to be seen as an individual who can lead naturally, where in the end people will voluntarily become followers, avoid looking weak and fragile, and avoid doing anything too assertive or harsh. E. The Magician Individuals with the magician archetype are charismatic individuals, and have natural abilities as if they can heal and calm something that is divided, uniting people behind a common vision, and that vision is still within real boundaries. Magician individuals believe that the structure of consciousness that controls what happens in life, usually holds firmly to self-awareness, prayer, meditation, and certain other methods in maintaining and achieving self-goals. Basically, magician individuals believe that bad events may be experienced or known by humans, the most important thing is how humans with their intelligence try to understand by balancing between the mind, nature, and spirit. Magicians usually like and enjoy stories where there are magical stories or fairy tales where there are magical powers used to conquer evil or change situations. Stories like this can be found in films such as Harry Potter, the character Gandalf in Lord Of The Ring, or the character Merlin in Camelot Legends. Magician individuals also enjoy stories where there are individuals with miracle-working or helpful tasks, so they are isolated, but eventually find love or community, such as the stories of Chocolate, and Amelie. The Magician leadership type is having the ability to energize others by inspiring them to be honest and know what their deepest and true dreams and goals are, and how to work together to make those dreams and goals a reality, such as the example of Martin Luther King Jr.. Magician individuals are also good at maintaining flexibility in the structure and behavior of responsibility and response from their subordinates. Individuals can form synergistic collaborations where the whole is better than the few. Basic needs: is to have a vision, and work together to make that vision a reality. Magician individuals always want to be seen as charismatic and have a vision, but also a little mysterious and unpredictable. F. The Sage Individuals with the sage archetype are individuals who not only have a lot of knowledge, but are also wise, these individuals have a sense of curiosity and love to think about things, strive to give opinions on something by minimizing self-bias on that opinion, trying their best to be objective and as fair as possible in seeing and thinking about something. The motivation underlying this individual is their hunger for the truth. These individuals are very responsive to seeing a pattern that occurs from an event or thing, they are aware and pay attention if there is an error or loss of logic, or the reason underlying something. These individuals realize that the truth cannot be known in its entirety, but they continue to struggle to find relative truth, these individuals also usually have a calm and not reckless demeanor. The sage leadership type is the type of analysis, planning, evaluation, and making well-planned decisions, when others panic, as a sage leader they can still act carefully, capture the big picture, think far ahead, and know what to do. Sage has the ability to bring calm in a panic situation, and under the leadership of the sage, all events move forward, well-measured, and well-aware that the right thing has been done in the right way. Basic needs: is to fulfill his great curiosity about the truth, to give his opinion and perspective on something. In addition, the sage also wants to be seen as an intelligent individual, and responsive in perceiving something, so the sage avoids being seen as indifferent to something. G. The Jester Individuals with the jester archetype are individuals who always look happy, funny, and fun when the jester is around, the jester is usually the one who triggers a happy atmosphere in life for the people around him. Teaches people how to enjoy the present, be happy, and enjoy life, even in difficult and tense situations. While people experience fear and anxiety about the changes they have to face in life, the jester feels a sense of joy and enthusiasm for the changes. Jesters usually convey something with humor, because Jesters really enjoy and are satisfied when they make other people laugh, but sometimes in certain circumstances, this is unacceptable to other people. Individuals with the jester archetype tend to pay attention to how to keep having fun in different situations, clever ways to make obstacles seem light in the eyes of individuals, where finally the jester makes it into a funny story of his life and a story of a fun and interesting experience. On the other hand, Jesters tend to be individuals who never take anything seriously, even their dreams, because there is a tendency to be irresponsible and less serious. Jesters usually like and enjoy stories where the story is full of games, humor, fun, and fun. As a natural clown, jesters enjoy light stories, invite laughter and sometimes satire. An example of a story where the main character is a clown who is loved by many people, but successfully overcomes a problem or helps people with physical and psychological tricks that invite laughter. Such stories include Home Alone, Patch Adam. The jester leadership type is good at resolving contradictions and problems in a system, but the jester does not feel comfortable realizing that he is a leader. So because of this, jesters usually tend to ignore subordinates and their responsibilities as a leader. Basic needs: is how to please life and others, make the atmosphere more lively and full of humor. Jester wants to be seen as a fun, funny individual, so the Jester individual avoids being seen as boring.