I have introduced the term ‘daughter archetype’ as a basic concept for the woman as a subject for herself, a concept for female agency that otherwise is lacking in analytical psychology The phenomenology of the daughter archetype is represented at all levels of psychic functioning; the images range from ego-representations to goddess-like Self representations. My notion of the daughter archetype does not question our basic concepts, but it does question the use of binary-gendered properties as a metaphorical common denominator. The notion of the daughter archetype is not limited to the postmodern gender discussion, as it is also represented in ancient times in ways that transcends the classical binary way of defining feminine and masculine properties.

Pia Skogemann, b. 1949,

Jungian analyst in private practice since 1978.

MA in religion from U. of Copenhagen.

Founding member, teacher, supervisor, etc. at C.G. Jung Institute, Copenhagen.