Wise old man

High school (ages 12+)
Thinking & Learning

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/wise-old-man

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the psychological framework?An archetype described by Carl Jung, representing accumulated wisdom and spiritual insight
2. What is the associated terms?Senex, sage, sophos
3. What is the Wise Old Man archetype?It is a figure that represents deep wisdom, knowledge, and spiritual insight, often shown as an elder who guides others.
4. Where do stories of Wise Old Men come from?They appear in many cultures, like ancient Greece's Oracle of Delphi, Roman philosophers like Seneca, Eastern traditions with enlightened beings, and medieval legends like Merlin.

Collective Unconscious: A concept by Carl Jung referring to universal patterns and images inherited from our ancestors.
Anima: In Jungian psychology, the unconscious feminine aspect present in the male psyche.
Existential Complexities: The profound and often challenging questions about life, meaning, and human existence.