# Types : Home >[!info] >The Archetypes refer to the variation of fundamental personality structure within humans. > >In essence, each Archetype is a behavior pattern based on optimizing for an cluster of emotions that remains relatively stable over time. These patterns and and the relationships between them are represented in the [[Type Wheel]]. >[!info]- >Technically, the whole Ancestor System can be thought of as a "type" system, in that it classifies someone's entire archetypical behavior, including their level of development, state of consciousness, and intelligence stack. > >However, in the context of the System, Type is taken to mean specifically Personality type. --- ## History Likely every human culture throughout history has been interested in explaining the fundamental variation in innate personality structure of its members in some form of Type system. Famous typologies from history include Astrology, The Four Temperaments of Ancient Greece, The Chinese Zodiac, Jungian Archetypes, The Myers-Briggs (MBTI or 16 Personalities), The Enneagram, and The Big Five (or OCEAN). --- # Ancestor Type System ## The Four Directions & Seasons ### [[Father| North · Winter · The Father]] ### [[Mother| South · Summer · The Mother]] #### [[Light| East · Spring · The Light]] #### [[Dark| West · Fall · The Dark]] ## The Big 4 ### [[The Light Father| The Light Father · North-East]] ### [[The Dark Father| The Dark Father · North-West]] ### [[The Light Mother| The Light Mother · South-East]] ### [[The Dark Mother| The Dark Mother · South-West]] ## The 12 Archetypes ### [[The Ruler]] ### [[The Caregiver]] ### [[The Sage]] ### [[The Fool]] ### [[The Innocent]] ### [[The Explorer]] ### [[The Lover]] ### [[The Animal]] ### [[The Muse]] ### [[The Magician]] ### [[The Outlaw]] ### [[The Warrior]]