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The Inner Mirror

The Inner Mirror

Meet the parts of yourself you don't usually notice.

A guided self-reflection experience inspired by Jungian psychology, archetypes, Persona, and Shadow.

Begin Your ReflectionExplore the Archetypes
  • No account neededNo sign-up, no email. An account is optional, later.
  • Begin immediatelyOpen the codex and start reflecting.
  • Private to this deviceGuest reflections stay in this browser for 24 hours.

Philosophy

“The mirror does not tell you who you are. It shows you what you might be overlooking.”

Before You Begin

What is an archetype?

Carl Jung noticed the same figures appearing in myths, fairy tales and dreams across the world — the hero, the wise elder, the trickster, the great mother. He called the deep patterns behind them archetypes: shared shapes in the human psyche that influence what we imagine, admire, fear and repeat.

They are not boxes to put yourself in. They are lenses — a language for noticing the roles you play and the parts of you that stay in the shadows.

Read the short guide to Jung’s ideas
An elderly scholar in layered robes reads by candlelight in an ancient library filled with scrolls, manuscripts and an astrolabe.
A court jester in asymmetric motley with small bells grins in a candlelit hall, holding a theatrical mask in one hand.
A cloaked wanderer stands on a high mountain pass, looking over a vast unknown valley where a road disappears into the horizon.

The Journey

Four movements of reflection

About fifteen minutes, at your own pace. You can pass on any question, leave, and return later on this device (guest reflections are kept here for 24 hours).

How we interpret your answers →

  1. Reflect

    Answer quiet questions about real situations — conflict, care, freedom, failure.

  2. Reveal

    Your answers become weighted behavioural signals, never a single label.

  3. Explore

    Signals gather into archetypal patterns, a possible Persona, Shadow themes and inner tensions.

  4. Integrate

    Journal prompts help you decide what resonates — and what does not.

What Your Codex May Reveal

More than a type

Persona

A possible social role you often perform — the mask Jung saw all of us wear to meet the world.

Shadow

Themes that may sit just outside your self-image, built from patterns and tensions, never from a single answer.

Inner Tensions

Pairs like Freedom ↔ Control or Strength ↔ Vulnerability, where two real needs pull against each other.

The Twelve

Twelve lenses, drawn from Jung’s figures

The twelve archetypes used here are a later interpretation popularised by Carol S. Pearson and Margaret Mark — each one traced back to the Jungian figure it draws on.

Your Private Codex

A codex that belongs to you alone.

There is nothing to sign up for. When you begin, The Inner Mirror opens a private codex in this browser and keeps your reflections, results and journal there for 24 hours. If you want to keep them longer, a free account stores them privately — only when you choose.

  • No account neededNo sign-up, no email. An account is optional, later.
  • Begin immediatelyOpen the codex and start reflecting.
  • Private to this deviceGuest reflections stay in this browser for 24 hours.

“When an inner situation is not made conscious, it happens outside, as fate.”

C. G. Jung, Aion (Collected Works 9ii, §126)

Begin Your Reflection

For self-reflection and education. Not a clinical assessment or diagnosis.