What Are the 12 Mediterranean Archetypes?
The 12 Mediterranean Archetypes are not personality types.
They are symbolic figures — each representing a different kind of feminine energy you may need to connect with at different moments in your life.
You are not one archetype. You don’t “become” them.
You meet them when something in you is ready to shift.
Some archetypes bring strength and structure. Others bring softness, pleasure, or clarity.
They are not about who you are — they are about what is most needed right now.
They reflect your current emotional, relational, or creative state, and show you what inner resource might help you move forward.
This project is based on 12 archetypal figures I have selected and developed.
Some are based on Mediterranean goddesses. Others come from folklore, oral culture, or ancestral roles that still live in our imagination. A few are hybrids — partly myth, partly invention, shaped by intuition and observation.
I have renamed them to make them easier to recognise and work with. Some of their original names — like Potnia Theron or Tanit — can feel distant if you haven’t studied them before. But their essence is still there.
Why the Mediterranean?
Because I come from this region, and I wanted to build something rooted in what I know — not abstract ideas, but a living memory.
The Mediterranean has always been a crossroads of cultures, migrations, and stories. And its feminine figures reflect that complexity: sensuality, silence, strength, rebellion, care, devotion, resistance.
There’s a calmness to them too. Even in their intensity, many of these figures hold a quality of stillness, presence, or grace. That’s something I wanted to bring forward.
How This Helps
Working with the archetypes can help you:
- Understand what’s going on internally, without overthinking
- Respond to a situation from a different inner resource
- Reconnect to a part of you that may have been neglected or pushed aside
- Access more clarity, calm, and grounded direction — especially when life feels chaotic
You can explore the archetypes through:
- A deck of 40 Mediterranean oracle cards (12 archetypes + 28 symbols)
- A short video library explaining each figure
- An optional course that helps you explore them in your own life
- A book (in progress)
This is not about following rules or performing rituals. It’s about building a more fluid and honest connection to the part of you that already knows what you need.