Mapping the Archetypal Patterns

The archetypal pattern formed in the Motivation Set clearly illustrates the consistency and balance of the character Elements. In each quad of four Elements, the items that are diagonal from one another hold the greatest potential for conflict because they are exact opposites.

For example, Pursuit is the opposite of Avoid. As a result, when we place the Protagonist on the Motivation of Pursuit, we would expect the Antagonist to represent Avoid. As we have illustrated in the previous section, that is exactly the case. Similarly, when we place the Reason Archetype on Logic, it comes as no surprise to find Emotion positioned on Feeling, since it is diagonal from Logic. In fact, every pair of Archetypes that are in a diagonal relationship will produce the greatest dynamics between them. This is why we call two Elements in diagonal opposition a Dynamic Pair.

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