Archetypes are very interesting: I've done several of the available quizzes and they consistently come up with The Child as both my archetype and persona. Childhood experiences, our environments and one's own personality modifies how we express our archetypes: I definitely embody this archetype but have a strong individualistic streak plus healthy distrust that saves me from being taken advantage of but tend to get impacted by my close personal relationships.40 years of arthritis then fibromyalgia means that I struggle between being fully independent and needing to depend on others, so my fears of being rejected/abandoned and not being accepted have been grounded in experience with close personal friends and partners.While I am very resilient my practical need to be financially dependent as well as requiring physical support from my current partner causes me great anxiety and stress.

I believe we carry all the archetypes within us which we tap into when needed, although they get filtered by our predominate archetype. Without reading Carolyn Myss' take on this i believe that The Child is an important archetype that we all need to consciously cultivate to develop and maintain personal psychological balance as well as insight into others.