ABSTRACT
The archetypes are defined by Jung as the organs of the unconscious; because of their unconsciousness they can only be perceived indirectly through typical behaviour in human beings. This definition covers actual patterns of behaviour—sometimes called instinctive behaviour—at one pole, and imaginative activity at the other. In the case of children the two, i.e. imagination and behaviour pattern, are more closely united than is the case in adults; the manifestation of the union is to be seen in play, but the union pervades the child’s whole life, giving to it that spontaneity which is less in evidence, or even lacking, amongst adult persons.
