The wise old man, the sage, the wise old woman, or the wise crone are all examples of the elder stock ... The wise old man trope is, well, old. The archetype was popularized by name by Swiss ...

The Wise Old Man, The Devil. Each archetype also has a shadow. Spending any extended amount of time embodying an archetype will shed light on vulnerabilities. For example, The Hero might have a ...

that could be archetypes, from the Child, the Mother, and the Wise Old Man, to the Hero, the Mentor, and the Explorer—and even the fish and other creatures. The idea is that, for example ...