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Film Courage: What is your archetype John?
John Bucher, Writer and Narrative Consultant: I embody a number of archetypes and I’m going to frame this in a couple of different ways.
One of the archetypes that I embody is an archetype found in the tarot and that is The Magician. The Magician is someone who brings things into being that weren’t there before. The similar way that with magic we have there’s nothing in my hand, there’s something in my hand and there’s nothing again, bringing things from one plane of existence to another. That I feel is what I try to do with the stories that I tell, to bring ideas from one plane of existence into this world that we share together.
Another archetype that I embody is that of The Child. This is an archetype that Carl Jung talked a lot about and the archetype of The Child is that sense of wonder, that sense of seeing the world through fresh eyes. It certainly has a shadow side as well where sometimes that archetype can be a problem for you, can be your own worst enemy as well. Embodying that archetype means that sometimes I see the world a bit too simplistically and I have to remind myself that the world is more complex than the eyes of The Child might see.
There’s a third archetype that I feel strongly is me and that archetype I explain is someone who can’t help but hope. It is an archetype that carries many names and many descriptions but it is someone that can’t help but see the…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).
About:
John Bucher is a mythologist, storyteller, and writer based out of Hollywood, California. He serves as Executive Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation and is an author, podcaster, and speaker. He has worked with government and cultural leaders around the world as well as organizations such as HBO, DC Comics, The History Channel, A24 Films, Atlas Obscura, and The John Maxwell Leadership Foundation. He has served as a producer, consultant, and writer for numerous film, television, and Virtual Reality projects. He is the author of six books including the best-selling Storytelling for Virtual Reality, named by BookAuthority as one of the best storytelling books of all time. John has worked with New York Times Best Selling authors, YouTube influencers with followings of more than 2 million, Eisner winners, Emmy winners, Academy Award nominees, and cast members from Saturday Night Live. He holds a PhD in Mythology & Depth Psychology and has spoken on 6 continents about using the power of story and myth to reframe how individuals, organizations, cultures, and nations believe and behave.
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