Russian Archetypes. The Fairy Tale Cultural Code Influencing Our Lives

Tatyana Zinkevich-Evstigneeva — Ph.D, author of the Comprehensive Fairy Tale Therapy method, president of the International Union of Fairy Tale Therapists. Some believe that fairy tales are artifacts that have no connection to modern realities. Fairy tales may seem illogical and strange to us, but that is because their deep meaning needs to be deciphered today. Fairy tales are not archaic; they are a powerful tool for working through life lessons and gaining inner support. This book is the result of 30 years of work with fairy tales and analysis of human destinies. In it, the author presents her own system of archetypes and shows how they manifest in the character and fate of a modern person. By examining well-known plots ("Thumbelina", "The Little Black Cow", "Nikita the Tanners' Son"), you will see how fairy tales help to understand oneself and to find answers to key life questions. Inside: • a list of universal archetypes and their Russian variants; • analysis of key fairy tale plots; • self-discovery tools — exercises that will help restore the connection with the archetypal within oneself and gain inner support; • methods for using archetypes in fairy tale therapy.