Archetypes List

This selection of over 350 archetypes includes major archetypes (in bold font) and the sub-archetypes that are similar to them. If you have additional archetypes you’d like to be considered for this list please list them in the comments below. If you have questions about archetypes on the list or how they are categorized, also please post your questions below.

This archetypes list is a work in progress and there are no hard and fast rules here. The main point is to keep track of the different archetypes I come across and keep them in some semblance of order. This is meant to help spark your imagination and encourage healthy discussion about what the archetypes are and how to define them.

ADDICT

ADVOCATE

Activist, Defender, Hacktivist, Lobbyist, Protestor

ALCHEMIST

Scientist

ALIEN

Black Sheep, Freak, Outcast, Outsider

ANGEL

Fairy Godmother

ARTIST

Actor, Chef, Craftsperson, Creative, Dancer, Designer, Dramatist, Entertainer, Gardener, Herbalist, Landscaper, Muse, Musician, Painter, Photographer, Potterer, Sculptor, Seamstress, Singer/Bard, Sketch Artist, Weaver, Woodworker, Writer

ATHLETE

Coach, Olympian, Dancer

AVENGER

Attorney, Crime Fighter, Whistle-blower

BEGGAR

BULLY

Tyrant, Oppressor

CHILD

Abandoned Child, Adult Child, Bratty Child, Divine Child, Eternal Child, Golden Child, Innocent Child, Invisible Child, Magical Child, Nature Child, Orphan Child, Spoiled Child, Step Child, Wild Child, Wounded Child

COMPANION

Friend, Playmate, Sidekick, Right Arm, Consort

DESTROYER

DETECTIVE

Double Agent, Investigator, Spy, Narc, Sleuth, Snoop

DON JUAN

Cassanova, Gigolo, Seducer

ENGINEER

Accountant, Analyst, Architect, Builder, Designer, Geek, Schemer, Strategist

ENTREPRENEUR

EXORCIST

FAIRY

Elf, Leprechaun, Sprite

FATHER

Chief, Patriarch, Progenitor

FEMME FATALE

Enchantress, Flirt, Mistress, Provocateur, Seductress, Siren, Black Widow, Cougar

FOOL

Clown, Jester, Joker

GAMBLER

Dare Devil

GENERALIST

Amateur, Dilettante, Jack of All Trades, Renaissance Man/Woman

GODDESS

Diva, Gaia … There are countless goddesses in every pantheon – Greek, Roman, Hindu, Norse, Germanic, Celtic, and so on.

GUIDE

Crone, Evangelist, Guru, Preacher, Sage, Spiritual Master, Wise Woman/Man

HEALER

Therapist, Wounded Healer, Counselor, Caregiver, Nurse

HEDONIST

Glutton, Gourmet, Party Animal

HERMIT

Curmudgeon, Recluse

JUDGE

Arbitrator, Critic

KING

Chief, Dictator, Emperor, Leader, Ruler, Sovereign

KNIGHT

LIBERATOR

Revolutionary

LOVER

Romantic

MAGICIAN

Witch, Wizard

MARTYR

Scapegoat

PEACEMAKER

Ambassador, Counselor, Diplomat, Mediator, Middle Man

MENTOR

Advisor, Counselor, Tutor

MESSENGER

Gossip, Herald, Journalist

MESSIAH

Redeemer, Savior

MISER

Hoarder

MOTHER

Matriarch, Working Mom, Mr. Mom, Virgin Mother, Birth Mom, Adopted Mom, Mother Figure, Mother Nature, Helicopter Mom, Free-range Mom, Soccer Mom, Tiger Mom, Devouring Mother

MYSTIC

NARCISSIST

NETWORKER

Influencer

PERFECTIONIST

PIONEER

Doomsday Prepper, Homesteader, Innovator, Pilgrim, Settler, Inventor

POET

POLITICIAN

PREDATOR

PREY

PRIEST/PRIESTESS

Evangelist, Minister, Preacher, Rabbi

QUEEN

Empress, Sovereign

REBEL

Anarchist, Bad Boy, Black Sheep, Cowboy, Gangster, Hippie, Maverick, Nonconformist, Outcast, Outsider, Punk, Wierdo

RENUNCIATE

Ascetic, Celibate, Monk, Nun

RESCUER

SAMARITAN

SCRIBE

Accountant, Copyist, Historian, Journalist, Secretary

SEEKER

Drifter, Explorer, Free Spirit, Gypsy, Nomad, Scout, Vagabond, Wanderer

SERVANT

Caregiver, Indentured Servant, Nurse

SHAMAN

Animal Whisperer, Witch Doctor

SHAPE-SHIFTER

STRATEGIST

STORYTELLER

Minstrel, Narrator

STUDENT

Apprentice, Devotee, Disciple, Scholar

SURVIVOR

Victim/Victor

TEACHER

Expert, Instructor, Professor

THIEF

Con Artist, Hacker, Kleptomaniac, Pirate

TRICKSTER

TWIN

VAMPIRE

Free Loader, Mooch

VIRGIN

VISIONARY

Clairvoyant, Dreamer, Intuitive, Medium, Oracle, Prophet, Psychic, Seer

WARRIOR

Guardian, Mercenary, Soldier

WIDOW

ZOMBIE

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Stacey Couch is a Spiritual Advisor who supports creative seekers learning as they go on the spiritual path. She serves beginner and life-long students of the soul. Her compassionate and collaborative approach honors the humanity and value of each person. Wisdom found in story, mysticism, and nature provide guidance and healing in her work. Through meeting with Stacey, lost souls find refuge. Connection to the Divine is realized. Belonging comes. She is the author of Gracious Wild: A Shamanic Journey with Hawks. Learn About working with Stacey