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Needing a substance or practice or person so intensely or regularly that you compromise relationships, finances, integrity, character, or emotional and psychological well-being, however, indicates that you should look very seriously at this archetype as a possible choice.įilms: Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick in Days of Wine and Roses (alcohol) Ben Stiller in Permanent Midnight (heroin) Dom de Luise in Fatso (food) Claire Bloom in The Chapman Report (sex) ĭrama: A Long Day’s Journey into Night (morphine) by Eugene O’Neillįiction: Basketball Diaries (heroin) by Jim Carroll Under the Volcano (mescal) by Malcolm Lowry. For instance, you can be inconsistent in your exercise program yet quite disciplined in your spiritual practice. Although that challenge is a part of all of our lives, the degree to which an addiction controls you and your lifestyle determines whether the Addict is part of your intimate family of twelve. In evaluating your connection to the Addict, review how many of your life’s challenges concern an external substance or a consistent, domineering pattern of trying to maintain order in your life. Many addicts, for example, steal as a means of supporting their habit. The shadow Addict compromises your integrity and honesty. Without this internal balance, the will may give up its power to an external substance that exerts authority, providing shadow order to your life. People who are extremely intellectual or emotional frequently have a close link to this archetype, because they struggle to balance these powers.

In the words of one former alcoholic, “I know now that if I can quit drinking, I can do anything.”įrom a symbolic perspective, the shadow aspect of the Addict represents a struggle with will power and the absence of self-control. Discovering the empowerment that comes with perseverance has a life-long impact, becoming a reference point for what you are able to accomplish. Confronting addiction and breaking the hold that a pattern or substance has on you can impart great strength to your psyche. In its positive aspect, this archetype helps you recognize when an outside substance, habit, relationship, or any expression of life has more authority over your will power than does your inner spirit. Besides the usual suspects–drugs, alcohol, food, and sex–one can be addicted to work, sports, television, exercise, computer games, spiritual practice, negative attitudes, and the kinds of thrills that bring on adrenaline rushes. The only question is how much of our lives is consumed by it. Addict (Conspicuous Consumer, Glutton, Workaholic–see also Gambler)Įvery one of us is touched by the Addict archetype.

This inner knowledge does not surface easily. You have to stretch your imagination and burrow into yourself to discover your life patterns, lessons, and gifts. Never evaluate your connection to an archetype only by obvious markers. In evaluating whether an archetype is part of your intimate group, pay special attention to whether you can perceive a pattern of influence throughout your history, rather than only isolated or recent incidents. To help you further, I’ve listed some examples of each archetype as embodied in popular film, fiction, drama, and the world’s religions and mythologies. Accordingly, I have tried to include both sets of attributes for each listing, along with cues to help you determine whether a given archetype may be part of your lifelong support team of twelve. Remember that all archetypes are essentially neutral and manifest in both light and shadow attributes.

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If you feel that you have an archetype that isn’t found here, please do not hesitate to give it careful consideration, and feel free to include it in your support team. Naturally, it’s impossible to list all the hundreds of archetypes that exist, but these are some of the most common, and include just about all that are mentioned in my book, CD, or tape of Sacred Contracts. Please read through the entire list, looking at all the archetypes in parentheses, before assuming that the one you’re looking for isn’t here. Many additional archetypes that are closely related are mentioned in parentheses, such as Hermit (found under Mystic), Therapist (under Healer), or Pirate (under Rebel). The archetypes listed here in boldface type are just a few of the many ancient patterns that exist in human consciousness.