Universal, inherited patterns or images in the collective unconscious that influence human behavior and appear across cultures in myths, stories, and personal psychology.
Example: The mother archetype appearing in nurturing figures across cultures, the hero's journey pattern in stories worldwide, or the shadow representing rejected aspects of personality.
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