The Five ArchetypesThe Five ArchetypesA practical system for seeing what shapes your reactions and choosing differently.
The Five Archetypes is a practical system for understanding how unconscious patterns shape perception and behavior.
When one internal tendency dominates, perspective narrows and friction increases. When that pattern is recognized, perception reopens and higher conscious states become accessible again.
The resource we over-rely on is known as our primary Archetype, or tendency. It reveals the predictable way your mind limits your perspective under stress, restricting your access to the truth, closing down opportunities and bringing unhealthy friction into relationships.
Predictable patterns can be changed. Because these patterns are predictable, they’re also transformable. The work begins by noticing the subtle moment perception shifts, and learning how to guide yourself back.
Across nearly 100,000 questionnaire results, the patterns are consistent:
Assume others must change so they can feel comfortable
People miss the early clues of narrowing perspective
Struggle to tolerate the discomfort required for growth
Why perception is the lever for change.
When The Five Archetypes launched, many saw it as a personality system. But in the real work with couples, families, teams, and leaders worldwide, a deeper truth emerged.
People don’t struggle because they’re “different types.” They struggle because they haven’t been trained to stay open when discomfort appears.
Your Archetype tendency shows you the first signal of that contraction. Your growth comes from learning to widen your view and choose connection, truth, and clarity instead of protection. (Read More)
“Carey is improving lives immediately and dramatically through her explanation of the five archetypes and the way that she helps people understand them.”
“The Five Archetypes book was a hugely valuable insight for our MBA Social Impact Fellows. [It] helped these young professionals thrive in a extremely difficult context.”
Carey Davidson is a renowned relationship and consciousness strategist, bestselling author of The Five Archetypes, and founder of the Harmin Group. She translated ancient human-systems technology into a modern method that helps people spot distorted thinking in real time and elevate their choices.
Her work is used inside Microsoft, Starbucks, Tony Robbins’ community, and by individuals and leaders around the world.
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