Last year I decided that it was time for me to become knowledgeable about archetypes. After all, together with the concept of psychological type, archetypes are what Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist Carl Jung (1875 - 1961) was best known for. But while I hold a handful of certifications in assessments based on psychological type, I knew nothing about archetypes. So I set a goal to learn about archetypes in 2015 and found the book What Story Are You Living?, by Carol S. Pearson and Hugh K. Marr, to be a very interesting and helpful companion on my journey.
Pearson and Marr are the authors of the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator(R) assessment, two self-scorable copies of which are found at the beginning of this book. Two subtitles, A Guide to Interpreting Results from the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator(R) Assessment, and A self-improvement guide for discovering the unconscious influences that drive your life story, give a good picture of what is covered here. The subtitles also let us know that both professionals and laypeople can benefit from reading and working through this challenging workbook.