My Travel Archetypes
The Travel Archetypes of
The Travel Psychologist
Travel Archetypes
Carl Gustav Jung, the famed Swiss psychoanalyst, is credited for his work on ‘archetypes,’ the basic human behavioral molds, patterns, and tendencies common to us all, which shape and influence who we are and what we do. You can also think of archetypes as composite simplified personality types, e.g., personas, roles, selves, or characteristics that define us.
Human personality is a very complicated matter, indeed, and while archetypes do not necessarily explain us, they are, nevertheless, a fun, interesting, entertaining, and useful—if not a bit oversimplified—way of looking at and describing our own travel selves.
Therefore, I have invented a number of travel archetypes, which should stimulate you to thinking about travel in an imaginative way. We are never simply just one of these archetypes at any one time—we are a complex mix of these as well as many other influences in our lives.
The Travel Archetypes that I have created for myself help define the travels I have done throughout my life. These are mine: you can invent others that more characteristically describe you and your own travel-life.
Travel Tales of Michael Brein: My Best 100!
My travel archetypes are reproduced below. They form the basis around which I have organized and written an ebook and audiobook of my own personal collection of my best 100 most interesting and influential travel stories of my own personal life of travel.
These are the best personal travel stories of The Travel Psychologist!
Travel Tales of Michael Brein: My Best 100!
Travel Archetype #1 — The ‘Actor’
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Travel Archetype #2 — The ‘Innocent’
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Travel Archetype #3 — The ‘Victim’
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Travel Archetype #4 — The ‘Adventurer’
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Travel Archetype #5 — The ‘Lover’
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Travel Archetype #6 — The ‘Superhero’
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Travel Archetype #7 — The ‘Fool’
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Travel Archetype #8 — The ‘Scoundrel’
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Travel Archetype #9 — The ‘UFOlogist’
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Travel Archetype #10 — The ‘Psychic’
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Travel Archetype #11 — The ‘Collector’
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Travel Archetype #12 — The ‘Gourmand’
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Travel Archetype #13— The ‘Sage’
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Travel Archetype #14— The ‘Cosmic Man’
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Hi there,
I find this very interesting. I see that it’s based on your own experiences but I was curious to know if you have in some way quantified a way to classify someone into the archetype?
Sorry for the delayed reply, Rebecca. No, you are correct. I have not come up with a scheme to measure or quantify such archetype concepts. Might be an interesting project for a graduate student in psychology to ponder.