Dramatis Personae: Characters & Archetypes

major characters of the narrative • metaphysical beings • inner archetypes • Aspects of the Psyche • Personas • Characters

• The Exiled Prince
• The Hidden King
• King Arthur: the Once and Future King - Sacral King
• The Steward - Regent / Keeper of the Realm
• Uther Pendragon - Founder King / Warlord Father
• Igraine - Queen Mother / Sacred Bride
• Mordred - Traitor Heir / Shadow Son
• Morgan le Fay - Dark Sorceress / Witch-Queen
• Morgause - Shadow Queen / Incestuous Mother
• Merlin
• The White Wizard
• The Grey Wizard
• The Knights of the Round Table - Chivalric Fellowship / Band of Brothers
• Lancelot - Champion Knight / Wounded Lover
• Gawain - Tested Knight / Solar Hero
• Tristan - Tragic Lover / Doomed Knight
• Geraint - Faithful Knight / Tested Husband
• Galahad - Grail Knight / Pure Vessel
• Percival (Perceval) - Innocent Seeker / Grail Fool
• Bors - Loyal Grail Knight / Steadfast Companion
• The Green Knight - Challenger / Judge of Honor
• The Black Knight / Red Knight - Adversary Knight / Trial by Combat
• The Questing Beast
• The Lady of the Lake: Nimue - Otherworld Queen / Enchantress Initiator
• Vivianne - Enchantress
• Beloved Princess / Queen (Guinevere) - Queen Consort
• Elaine of Corbenic (Grail Mother)
• The Grail Bearer
• The Grail Maiden
• The Grail King
• The Fisher King
• Imprisoned Princess - Captive Beloved / Enclosed Soul
• Loathly Lady - Hag Bride / Transforming Sovereignty
• The Hermit - Holy Counselor / Anchorite Guide
• The Bard, Troubadour - Court Poet / Memory-Keeper
• The Chronicler
• The Storyteller
• The Scribe
• The Father / Creator
• The Logos / Word
• The Holy Spirit: voice of/for God
• The Son / Only-Begotten Son of God
• The Christ - Awakened and Annointed Son
• Sophia - Divine Wisdom
• Shekinah - Indwelling Presence
• Adam Kadmon / Primordial Man
• Adama - Patriarch of Man
• Eva - Matriarch of Man
• Melchizedek - Priest-King
• Metatron - Heavenly Scribe
• Sandalphon
• Raziel
• Michael
• Gabriel
• Raphael
• Uriel
• The Cherubim
• The Seraphim
• Holy Guardian Angel
• Hermes Trismegistus
• Thoth
• The Magus
• The Astrologer
• The Alchemist
• The Hierophant
• The Adept
• The Necromancer
• The Gatekeeper
• The Guardian of the Threshold
• The Familiar Spirit
• The Librarian of the Hidden Records
• The White Queen
• The Red King
• Rebis
• The Alchemical Child / Filius Philosophorum (Philosophical Child)
• Mercurius (trickster, mediator, psychopomp)
• Sol / Gold / Sun
• Luna / Silver / Moon
• Saturn
• Venus
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Pluto
• The Peacock
• The Raven
• The Green Lion
• The Lion
• The Eagle
• The Dragon
• The Phoenix
• The Blacksmith / Sword-Smith (Wayland the Smith)
• Dark Lord / Adversary (satan, demiurge, ego, yaldabaoth, Saklas, Sammael)
• Abraxis
• The Archons
• The False Tyrant King
• Judas: the Betrayer
• The Pharisees (law without spirit)
• The Roman Army
• The Empire (Never Ended)
• The Beast
• The Whore of Babylon
• The Teacher of Righteousness
• The Chosen One, the Messiah, the Savior
• The Lamb
• The Servant
• The Patriarch
• The Prophet
• The High Priest
• The Temple Builder: Hiram Abiff
• The Warrior Monk
• The Grand Master
• The Neophyte
• The Initiate
• The Orphan
• The Exiled Wanderer
• The Exiled Remnant
• The Wanderer, The Seeker
• The Fool
• The Mother
• The Beloved
• Muses
• The Muse

symbolic locations • metaphysical realms • interior psychic landscapes • geographical places in the narrative • cosmological zones

Atlas of Realms & Places

The Kingdom The Kingdom of Heaven New Jerusalem: the Heavenly City Sinai (the Mountain of Revelation) The Garden of Eden Jerusalem Zion The Temple of Solomon The Temple Mount The Holy of Holies The Tabernacle in the Wilderness Ecclesia Spiritualis The Royal Court The Celestial Court The Throne Room The Hall of Judgment

The Grail Castle The Grail Chapel The Great Hall The Chapel Perilous Avalon The Fae / Astral Realm The Fae Court Tír na nÓg Annwn The Sidhe Mounds

The Burning Bush (holy ground)

The Wasteland The Enchanted/Haunted Forest Babylon The Empire (Never Ended) The Ruined City The Walled City The City on the Hill

The Wilderness The Desert The Holy Mountain The Alchemical Mountain The Axis Mundi

The Old Road The King’s Road The Pilgrim’s Way The Grail Road The Crossroads The Bridge of Swords The Black Gate The Hidden Gate The Veil / Threshold The Hidden Kingdom

The Wizard’s Tower The White Tower The Dark Tower The Arcane Library

The Laboratory The Forge The Philosopher’s Garden The Rose Garden The Orchard The Well of Wisdom The Sacred Spring

The Underworld The Underworld River The Cave of Initiation The Labyrinth The Tomb The Crypt The Vault The Abyss The Chasm Sheol Hades Tartarus Gehenna

The Sea of Storms The River of Memory Lethe: The River of Forgetting The River Jordan

The Four Worlds: Atzilut, Beriah, Yetzirah, Assiah The Astral Plane The Aether The Empyrean The Starry Heaven The Crystal Sphere

Asgard Midgard Alfheim Yggdrasil (World Tree) Niflheim Muspelheim Hel Valhalla