Common image archetypes

Question 1

Water

Answer 1

A symbol of life, cleansing, and rebirth—represents the mystery of creation

Question 2

Sun

Answer 2

Represents energy, creativity, thinking, enlightenment, wisdom, spiritual vision, the passing of time, and life

Question 3

Red

Answer 3

Love, sacrifice, hate, evil, anger, violent passion, sin, blood, disorder

Question 4

Green

Answer 4

Birth/death, fertility, luck, hope, jealousy, decay, greed

Question 5

Blue

Answer 5

Sadness, spiritual purity, truth, religious feelings of security

Question 6

Orange

Answer 6

Vbrant, combination of red and yellow, denotes energy, warmth, and the sun, less intensity or aggression than red, calmed by the cheerfulness of yellow

Question 7

Brown

Answer 7

Wholesomeness and earthiness, represents steadfastness, simplicity, friendliness, dependability, and health, warm neutral color that can stimulate the appetite

Question 8

Black

Answer 8

Power, doom, death, darkness, mystery, primal wisdom, unconscious evil

Question 9

White

Answer 9

Purity, innocence, death, terror, supernatural, blinding truth

Question 10

Oval (Egg)

Answer 10

The mystery of life and the forces of regeneration

Question 11

Circle (sphere)

Answer 11

Wholeness, unity

Question 12

Snake (Serpent, worm)

Answer 12

Evil, corruption, sensuality, destruction, wisdom, temptation

Question 13

Dark-colored bird (Raven, Hawk)

Answer 13

Death, hate, corruption

Question 14

Light Colored-bird (Dove)

Answer 14

Peace, love, life

Question 15

Three

Answer 15

Represents unity, spiritual awareness, and light

Question 16

Four

Answer 16

Cycle of life, (earth, water, fire, wind) nature

Question 17

Seven

Answer 17

Unity between 3 and 4, completion, perfect number

Question 18

Garden

Answer 18

Paradise, innocence, unspoiled feminine beauty, fertility

Question 19

Desert

Answer 19

Lack of spirituality, death, hopelessness

Question 20

Mountains and peaks

Answer 20

• Highest peak is place to “see” far
• Place to gain great insight

Question 21

Caves and tunnels

Answer 21

• Deep down where character delves into self
• Place that character goes when “invisible” or inactive
• At the extreme, may signify death

Question 22

Forest

Answer 22

Habitat of the Great Mother (Mother Nature)
- A symbol of fertility
- Those who enter often lose their direction or rational outlook and thus discover something

Question 23

Tree

Answer 23

• Proliferation, life, immortality, growth
• Road or train
• Journey through life