Animal archetypes

Archetypes are facets of personality and behaviour: sometimes a hamster, sometimes a lion. All the project’s archetypes are collected here; each one has its own page.

An archetype is a facet, not a type and not a diagnosis.
A similar archetype is a close facet; a complete opposite is the opposite one.
The most suitable archetypes and suitable animals can be found in two tests — for yourself, a friend, a girlfriend, or a pet.

Pick an animal

All archetypes

Browse by trait or scale

You can browse archetypes by character rather than alphabetically: by traits such as playfulness or independence, or by the 22 IPIP+22 scales.

How to read an archetype page

Traits are the qualities tradition attributes to the image. Opposite traits are what it lacks.

Similar archetypes are close facets; the complete opposite is the opposite facet. It is a way to see how one trait turns into another.

Refine traits

All archetypes

What is an animal archetype?

The image of an animal and the qualities tradition gives it. Here an archetype is a facet of personality and behaviour, not a type and not a diagnosis.

How do I find my archetypes?

Take “Pick an animal” or “Refine traits” — for yourself, a male or female friend, or a pet.