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Ep. 543: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 10: The Hero’s Shadow Archetypes

The Hero’s shadow archetypes of Coward and Bully are especially important (and cautionary) due to the pervasiveness of the Hero’s Journey.

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Ep. 542: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 9: The Maiden’s Shadow Archetypes

Out of fear and egoism, the Maiden’s shadow archetypes would prevent her from embracing a new perspective and completing her journey.

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Ep. 541: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 8: Introduction to the 12 Shadow Archetypes

Each positive character archetype inherently represents a struggle with related shadow archetypes–one passive and one aggressive.

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Ep. 540: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 7: The Mage Arc

The powerful and mysterious Mage Arc–the final archetypal character arc–turns its attention to questions of power and surrender.

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Ep. 539: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 6: The Crone Arc

The Crone Arc begins the final act of the “life arcs” by presenting an inevitable and imperative Underworld Journey.

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Ep. 538: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 5: The King Arc

Although the plot in a King Arc can be absolutely epic, it is a fundamentally spiritual arc–more so than any that have preceded it.

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Ep. 537: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 4: The Queen Arc

The majestic Queen Arc builds upon the lessons learned in the Hero’s Journey to create an archetypal character arc that offers a worthy sequel.

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Ep. 536: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 3: The Hero Arc

The Hero Arc is the story of the conquering champion–the ingenuous but perhaps immodest youth setting out to do a great deed.

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Ep. 535: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 2: The Maiden Arc

As the “youngest” of the archetypal character arcs, the Maiden Arc represents the quintessential coming-of-age story.

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