The Archetypal Pattern Inventory
A twelve-archetype instrument in the tradition of Jung and Carol Pearson's Awakening the Heroes Within. It doesn't sort you into one type — it maps which archetypal patterns are most active in you right now, across the three stages of the individuation journey.
Tip: use keys 1–6 to answer and ⌫ to go back.
Legal Disclaimer
This instrument is provided for general educational and self-reflective purposes only. It is not a medical device, a psychological or clinical assessment, or a diagnostic tool, and it is not a substitute for professional evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment by a qualified health-care or mental-health provider. Your use of it does not create any clinician–client, therapist–patient, or other professional relationship.
The subscales, scores, thresholds, and interpretive text are derived from published psychological constructs but have not been clinically validated, standardized, or normed on any population. Any reliability figures shown are produced by statistical simulation, not by data collected from respondents. Results describe general tendencies and patterns — not fixed traits, and not statements of fact about any identified person.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the author and distributors make no warranties, express or implied, including as to accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose, and disclaim all liability for any decision made or action taken in reliance on this instrument or its output. If you have concerns about your safety or mental health, seek the advice of a licensed professional or your local emergency services.
Privacy. Your answers are scored entirely in your browser and are not sent anywhere automatically. If you choose to email your results, the message is prepared in your own email app for you to review and send — nothing leaves this page on its own. If you tick the option to copy Evolution Lab Collective, that address will also receive your results and your email address.
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The stories most active in you
Your profile is a constellation, not a single label. The wheel below shows all twelve patterns; the three brightest are the archetypes currently shaping how you see and move through the world.
Psychometric appendix
This instrument follows the structure of the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator: twelve archetype subscales, six items each, clustered developmentally into Ego (Innocent, Orphan, Warrior, Caregiver), Soul (Seeker, Lover, Destroyer, Creator), and Self (Ruler, Magician, Sage, Jester). Items are original (clean-room) and mapped to each archetype's core motivation. They are administered round-robin so the factor structure stays blind during response, with balanced keying — three forward and three reverse items per subscale, so uniform high responding resolves to the 3.50 scale midpoint on every archetype rather than inflating any score.
Scoring is ipsative-leaning: because archetype salience is relative, your ranking carries more signal than any single absolute score. Each subscale mean (1–6) is banded within your own profile — Dominant, Active, Latent, or Dormant.
Internal-consistency reliability (Cronbach's α) estimated by Monte Carlo simulation: single-factor model per subscale, forward-item loadings .68–.74 and reverse items modeled at a lower loading (.60–.64) to reflect method variance, reverse-scored before α is computed, across N = 2,000 synthetic respondents:
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These are simulated values for a clean-room instrument, not norms from a standardization sample. Treat the results as a mirror for reflection, not a clinical measurement or a fixed verdict.
Legal Disclaimer
For general educational and self-reflective purposes only. Not a medical device, clinical assessment, or diagnostic tool, and not a substitute for professional evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment by a qualified provider. Subscales, scores, and interpretive text derive from published constructs but have not been clinically validated, standardized, or normed; any reliability figures are produced by statistical simulation, not respondent data. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the author and distributors disclaim all warranties and all liability for decisions made in reliance on this instrument. If you have concerns about your safety or mental health, consult a licensed professional or your local emergency services.
Privacy. Answers are scored in your browser and sent nowhere automatically. Emailing your results prepares a message in your own email app for you to send; ticking the Evolution Lab Collective option copies your results and email address to that address.
© 2026 Erica Campbell. All rights reserved.
After Jung's theory of archetypes and Carol Pearson & Hugh Marr's twelve-archetype developmental model. Original instrument for reflection and personal growth — not affiliated with the published PMAI®.