What is Your Creative Archetype?

“We are all here to express our own unique creativity — not just for ourselves, but for our families and communities. In fact, creativity is not something we should think of as a leisure activity, but rather as our obligation as souls briefly taking on this journey of a human being.

If you’ve ever been told, by yourself or someone else, that you’re not creative, I invite you to explore these three creator archetypes below. See which one opens up a channel for greater creative possibility in your life.

The Artist: The Beautifier

The Artist archetype does not only include those who paint, draw, sing, or act. It’s anyone who seeks to make the world more beautiful or draw attention to beauty. Even if the beauty they seek to enhance is themselves. Or, perhaps, they create art to call attention to forces that are invisible and need to be made visible:

Artists enhance our world with their creations. They are poets, writers, composers, gardeners, carpenters, chefs, designers, sculptors, and weavers.

Artists synthesize and put things together in such a way they create something entirely new. It could be an interview, a blog post, a scrapbook, or a living room design. From raw material that some might see as lifeless — a piece of wood, for example — the Artist sees a manifestation of beauty.

(Subtypes of the artist include Painter, Writer, Scribe, Carpenter, Smith, Chef, Gardener, Designer.)

The Alchemist: The Transformer

The Alchemist archetype is interested primarily in change and transformation, both for themselves and for the world. While in constant search for the Philosopher’s Stone — the mythical substance capable of providing immortality — the search is what matters.

They can transform nearly anything they get their hands on, from relationships and homes to workspaces and jobs. But they’re most interested in transforming minds, hearts, and humanity itself. They take what is “lead” and turn it into “gold.”

(Subtypes of this archetype include the Magician, the Sorcerer, the Scientist, and the Wizard.)

The Pioneer: the Originator

Pioneers are characterized by their joy in risk-taking and adventure. They walk their own path, however lonely it might be. Public opinion does not sway them; they seek their direction and encouragement only from within.

Creative pioneers are natural status quo disrupters. They are the change-makers, game-changers, and paradigm tippers of our world.

(Subtypes of the Pioneer archetype include the Entrepreneur, the Inventor, and the Innovator.)”

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✨Takeaway: These creative archetypes are all valuable and important in the today's life. You might find that, rather than precisely fitting into one, you are a blend of two, or perhaps you are tri-archetypal. We all have our own distinct creative processes; the archetypes aren't there to make you fit in. The exact opposite! They are here to help us become aware of the most striking patterns in our souls and to inspire us to express those patterns.

✨Reflection: What is your creative archetype?

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