The Fifth edition of the Archetypal Tarot Podcast explores the meaning behind the Emperor card of the Tarot as a stage of a journey where one is asked to create structure and practical plans for your project or dream so that it can be fortified before going on to the next stage of the journey. The Emperor symbolizes the archetype of the Father as well as the King. Listen in as Julienne and Cyndera discuss these important patterns to our growth and flourishing.
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Books mentioned in the podcast:
We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love by Robert A. Johnson
He: Understanding Masculine Psychology by Robert A. Johnson
She: Understanding Feminine Psychology by Robert A. Johnson
Below is an expanded list of these two archetypes in popular culture.
Examples of the Father Archetype’s light aspects in Film and Television:
Gregory Peck in ”To Kill a Mockingbird'”(1962)- Frances McDormand in “Almost Famous” (2000)
- Bill Cosby in “The Cosby Show”
- Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness” (2006)
- Paddy Constantine in “In America” – (2002) directed by Jim Sheridan
- Sean Connery in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989) both shadow and light
- “Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles” (2005) directed by Zhang Yimou
- Alan Arkin in “Edward Scissorhands” (1990)
- Felicity Huffman in “Transamerica” (2005)
Examples of the Father Archetype’s shadow aspects in Film and Television:
- Jon Hamm in “Mad Men” (AMC)
- John Lithgow in “Dexter” (Showtime) and “Footloose” (1984)
- Kevin Spacey in “American Beauty” (1999)
- James Gandolfini in “The Sopranos” (HBO)
Examples of some of the shadow and light characteristics of the Father archetype but also an example of the cultures misunderstanding of this archetype:
- John Cryer in “Two and Half Men” (CBS)
- Homer Simpson in “The Simpsons” (FOX)
- Ed O’Neill in “Married with Children” (ABC)
Examples of the King Archetype’s light aspects in Film and Television:
- Edward James Olmos in Battlestar Gallactica (SciFi Channel) (both aspects)
- Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech” (2010)
- William Moseley as Peter in the Narnia Chronicle series
- Keisha Castle Hughes and Rawiri Paratene in Whalerider (2002)
- Sean Connery in “The Man Who Would be King, First Knight, Time Bandits (both aspects)
- Good King Wenceslas (myth / song)
Examples of the Father Archetype’s shadow aspects in Film and Television:
- Marlon Brando in The Godfather (king/father)
- Christopher Walken in “The King of New York” (1990)
- James Gandolfini in “The Sopranos (HBO)
- Darth Vader in Star Wars
- John Noble as Lord Denethor in the “Lord of The Rings: Return of the King” (2003)
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