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Cover of the King Crimson album In the Wake of Poseidon (1970), itself derived from "The Twelve Archetypes" by Tammo de Jongh (1967).

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Developed by John da Monte, Richard Gardner, Tammo de Jongh and others, the 12 personality archetypes are based upon the four elements of earth water fire and air, combined into couplets like earth-water, air-fire, etc. The colour pictures for these 12 'face archetypes' were painted by London-based artist Tammo de Jongh in 1967.

The twelve faces are as follows:

Archetype-patriarch

air-water - the picture shows an old philosopher, with a long face and long white hairand long white beard and moustache; white bushy eyebrows; all around are shapes like flowers or snowflakes; the brow is furrowed upwards from the nose in a fan-like fashion; dominant colours white and yellow.

Archetype-logician

air-fire - the picture shows a scientist or wizard type man with long face, dark hair and long dark beard; he appears to hold a long stick or wand with his right hand and his left is held aloft and surrounded by stars, which are also seen all around him and a large star can be seen at the end of the wand and also on the palm of his left hand, a cluster of stars twinkle and blaze about his left hand; he wears dark-rimmed spectacles and his large watery dark eyes look away to the left (his right) and not at the observer; his clothes appear in a triangular or harlequin design; his expression is blank with mouth slightly open.

Archetype-observer

air-earth - the picture shows a scientist type person with round spectacles pushed up above his brow reflecting light; a grey face, mostly bald head with white hair at the sides; his left hand is held up to his chin with thumb and fingers folded together; he looks kind and thoughtful, but absorbed in solving some mathematical or scientific problem; dominant colours white and grey.

Archetype-actress

water-fire - the picture shows an Egyptian girl with long pearl earrings and many pearl necklaces around her neck; she is dark, Liz Taylor like with large eyes with dark make-up on the lashes and tear droplets flowing down her face; she has a half-moon facing upwards on her brow and long dark hair but with a fringe just above her eyebrows; she gazes intently with clear peaceful eyes.

Archetype-enchantress

water-earth - the picture shows a sad girl with watery eyes gazing at the observer; her long dark hair is blown sideways across her face and brow from right to left; her pale eyes are clear but sultry as if focussed on something faraway; her face is otherwise expressionless.

Archetype-child

water-air - the picture shows a picture of innocence; a girl with delicate sweet smile and butterfly shaped bows at each side in her long golden hair; her eyes are large and watery and she has a delicate sweet smile on her mouth; she has a blouse neatly buttoned at the neck with a dark pullover; around her neck she wears a gold chain, on the end of which is a small golden key

Archetype-joker

fire-air - the picture in bright reds and yellows is of a smiling twinkle-eyed 'court jester' with gold-stuccoed, triangular hat reminiscent of a matador; clothes have a harlequin multicolored design; dominant colours red and gold.

Archetype-warrior

fire-earth - the picture is of a dark and powerful warrior's face in blacks and reds. He wears a steel helmet and has dark deep-set eyes, broad square face, open mouth with square teeth and a full black beard; his aura is one of stern aggression and forcefulness.

Archetype-fool

fire-water - the picture shows a close up of a laughing face in reds and yellows; it is fat and gnome-like with a wispy beard around the chin and a star on the end of the small nose; the eyes and mouth smile radiantly with great joy exuding from the face; they appear to be laughing in a very kind and affectionate way; the huge grin dominates the whole face.

Archetype-oldwoman

earth-air - the picture shows an old woman with much wrinkled face wrapped up against the cold, peasant-like with slit-like eyes and thin mean mouth; she is huddled and holds her clothing tight about her neck; she wears a head-scarf Russian-peasant style and seems absorbed in sad thoughts of the past; dominant colours grey and brown.

Archetype-slave

earth-fire - the picture shows in close-up a black African with large gold earrings and a ring through his/her nose; the lips are full and pink, the eyes half-closed, sultry and sensuous; the expression is warm and friendly.

Archetype-mothernature

earth-water - the picture shows a close-up of a dark and full-mouthed girl or boy lying asleep in the long grass of a meadow; their face in silhouette is viewed from the left side and all around are the beautiful flowers and butterflies of the meadow; above arch branches of a tree and a nice sky; there are snails and toadstools among the foreground of grasses and delicate flowers; dominant colour green.

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