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Ep. 552: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 19: The Flat Archetype of the Ruler

The Flat archetype of the Ruler represents the potential period in a person’s life in which he or she is in a position of leadership.

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Ep. 551: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 18: The Flat Archetype of the Parent

We don’t often think of the Flat archetype of the Parent with the same enthusiasm as we do the Hero. And yet they are intrinsically linked.

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Ep. 550: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 17: The Flat Archetype of the Lover

A deeply nuanced archetype that evolves with us for most of our lives, the Flat archetype of the Lover is inherent and integral.

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Ep. 549: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 16: The Flat Archetype of the Child

The archetype of the Child is necessarily an archetype of deep vulnerability and surprisingly powerful impact upon other characters.

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Ep. 548: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 15: Introduction to the 6 Flat Archetypes

Flat archetypes are often seen teaching other characters some of the same lessons they just learned in their own previously completed arcs.

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Ep. 547: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 14: The Mage’s Shadow Archetypes

Will the character triumph–or succumb in the end to the powerful temptations of either of the Mage’s shadow archetypes, the Miser or the Sorcerer?

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Ep. 546: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 13: The Crone’s Shadow Archetypes

If the character cannot powerfully transition into the final act of life, the risk is that of sliding into the Crone’s shadow archetypes.

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Ep. 545: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 12: The King’s Shadow Archetypes

Whether this powerful character brings life to the Kingdom depends on if he is in the grip of the King’s shadow archetypes of Puppet and Tyrant.

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Ep. 544: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 11: The Queen’s Shadow Archetypes

The Queen’s shadows have the potential to block her possibility for a positively transformative archetypal character arc.

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