The Jester, Seeker and Creater

Jester: Enjoying your life and work; being here now

Seeker: Being willing to be different; having the courage to try new things

Creator: Demonstrating imagination, innovation, and cleverness

I find it truly fascinating that an assessment with no more than 60 questions could pinpoint my quirks, values and habits so accurately. When looking through the packet, I noticed that the two archetypes most commonly associated with early adulthood (caregiver and warrior) where what I scored the lowest on. I thought that was interesting, but unsure what that means.

My main archetype given to me what the jester, and I couldn’t argue against that. This type craves humor and playfulness and finds enjoyment out of unexpected things. I found this quote in the description that I thought was a beautifully said sentence on the jester’s positives “helping to free people from their illusions, depression, and a limited view of life's possibilities.” I paid special attention to the setbacks to my archetypes, because I feel as though criticism is rarely heard but often thought by those around you. The description touched on my inability to take difficult situations seriously. Overall receiving the jester as my main archetype did not come to my surprise and nor was this the first time hearing about the negatives and positive associated with this part of me. On the other hand, my second Archetype was the seeker, which gave me a new outlook on myself. I felt this quote summed up some positives very well, “you are wonderfully adventurous, independent, and self- sufficient, you refuse to live a cookie-cutter life.” Again I tried to pay extra hard attention to the setback, and all of them seem to ring a giant bell inside me. For example “When problems arise, your tendency is to take off and leave them behind” and it also described me as being a perpetual peter pan who wont grow up. Ouch, but I must admit they have a point.  And lastly I was given the Creator, who has a never-ending imagination and strives to avoid the ordinary and shallow, but with a weakness of over self-indulgence. I found that by combining my three designated archetypes into one whole picture I got a more accurate view of myself. Whereas when I first starting analyzing the each one individually, I found myself dismissing the validity if the characteristics didn’t match up. But looking back at the whole picture of my archetypes I can’t help but agree and learn a thing or two.