The Great Mother : An Analysis Of The Archetype Apr 2026
The Great Mother archetype is a central concept in analytical psychology, famously detailed in Erich Neumann's landmark 1955 work, The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype . It represents the primordial feminine principle within the collective unconscious, embodying the paradoxical forces of life and death.
Neumann describes the Great Mother as a "dual force," encompassing two distinct poles that shape human consciousness and development:
