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1 Characters: Females The Good Mother The Terrible Mother The Soulmate
Archetypes Characters: Females The Good Mother The Terrible Mother The Soulmate Jennifer A. Bennett Sanderson High School Raleigh, North Carolina

2 Female Archetypes The Good Mother The Terrible Mother The Soul Mate
The above two represent the duality of the Earth Mother— like Mother Nature The Soul Mate

3 The Good Mother Positive qualities of the Earth Mother
Associated with life principle Represents birth, warmth, nourishment Represents protection and abundance

4 The Good Mother

5 The Terrible Mother Negative qualities of the Earth Mother
Femme fatale Witch, sorceress, siren, harlot, seductress Associated with fear, sensuality, danger, darkness, emasculation, death Generate examples!

6 The Terrible Mother Expected, right?

7 The Terrible Mother

8 The Terrible Mother?

9 Definitely!

10 The Soul Mate Sophia figure—associated with spiritual wisdom and purity Princess or “beautiful lady” Holy mother Incarnation of inspiration and spiritual fulfillment Jungian anima (completion)

11 The Soul Mate: Examples
Wizard of Oz— Glenda the Good Witch Pinnochio— the Blue Fairy The Fifth Element— the Diva (blue woman) Galadriel

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