The Sage Archetype On-Screen: What Does Her Wisdom Teach Us? (Part 2 of 4)

0:00 Who is the Sage archetype on-screen?
1:28 What are the four feminine archetypes?
2:05 What is an archetype?
2:33 Exploring the Sage on-screen
6:01 Why Sages are rarely the main character
8:12 Mapping the Sage archetype: introverted, masculine
9:17 What does the Sage teach us?

The confident go-getter, the nurturing simpleton, the quick-witted firecracker, the horny vixen. From The Golden Girls to Designing Women to Living Single to Sex and the City to Insecure, there's a reason these women character tropes have endured on television for decades.

More than simple stock characters, they're modern interpretations and amalgamations of four powerful, ever-lasting female archetypes we all know from mythology, folklore, literature and art: the Queen, the Mother, the Sage and the Lover.

Let's explore some of the deeper meanings, symbolism, and synergies between these archetypes and their on-screen avatars, now with The Sage.

🌺 Feminine Archetype Series 🌹
The Queen:    • The Queen Archetype On-Screen: Why th...  
The Lover:    • Taming the Feminine Appetite: The Lov...  
The Mother:    • The Mother Archetype in TV: From Gold...  

Music: "The Lagoon" | @fortyfive :    • Amy Winehouse Type Beat "The Lagoon"  

Video Credits (in order of appearance):
🔺 The Golden Girls (NBC, 1985-1992)
🔺 Insecure (HBO, 2016-2021)
🔺 Designing women (CBS, 1986-1993)
🔺 Living single (Fox, 1993-1998)
🔺 Sex the city (HBO,1998-2004)
🔺 Pocahontas (Walt Disney Pictures, 1995)
🔺 Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends? - Alan Lupack | Ted-Ed:    • Is there any truth to the King Arthur...  
🔺 Mary J. Blige Accepts the Icon Award | 2022 Billboard Music Awards:    • Mary J. Blige Accepts the Icon Award ...  
🔺 Beyoncé - Grown Woman (Bonus Video):    • Beyoncé - Grown Woman (Bonus Video)  
🔺 Oprah's 2020 Vision Tour Visionaries: Michelle Obama Interview:    • Oprah's 2020 Vision Tour Visionaries:...  
🔺 Rihanna - Needed Me:    • Rihanna - Needed Me  
🔺 Janelle Monae for Shape: https://www.shape.com/celebrities/int...
🔺 Siempre Bruja: Always a Witch | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix:    • Siempre Bruja: Always a Witch | Offic...  
🔺 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Warner Brothers Pictures, 2001)
🔺 The Matrix (1999, Warner Brothers)
​​🔺 It's a church. It's a mosque. It's Hagia Sophia. - Kelly Wall | Ted-Ed:    • It's a church. It's a mosque. It's Ha...  
🔺 Venturing into Sacred Space | Archetype of the Magician | Like Stories of Old:    • Venturing into Sacred Space | Archety...  
🔺 What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler | Ted-Ed:    • What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler  
🔺 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
🔺 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
🔺 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (Warner Brothers Pictures, 2011)
🔺 Boyz n da Hood (Columbia Pictures, 1991)
🔺 Pinocchio | Teaser Trailer | Disney+:    • Pinocchio | Teaser Trailer | Disney+  
🔺 Matilda (Sony Pictures Releasing, 1996)
🔺 Taschen Library of Esoterica: Tarot and Astrology [Esoteric Look-at-the-book]:    • Taschen Library of Esoterica: Tarot a...  

References (in order of mention):
🔺 The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious by C. J. Jung
🔺 Queen, Mother, Wise Woman and Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Feminine by Fallen Angel: https://stottilien.com/2013/02/01/que...
🔺 Hero's Journey: https://www.irismarsh.com/heros-journ...
🔺 What Greek Goddesses Can Teach Us About Femininity: https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/wha...
🔺 Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom and war: https://www.worldhistory.org/athena/
🔺 Artemis, Greek goddess of the Moon and the Hunt: https://www.worldhistory.org/artemis/
🔺 The Library of Esoterica: Astrology