Visionary (Dreamer, Prophet, Seer--see also Guide, Alchemist)

The Visionary archetype lets you imagine possibilities that are beyond the scope of your individual life and that benefit all of
society. The Visionary brings into view what could be if certain choices are made, or what is inevitable given choices that have
already been made. The Prophet proclaims a message associated with divine guidance, as in the Hebrew Prophets, some of whom
also appear in the Quran. (Islam reveres both Jesus and John the Baptist as prophets). Both the Visionary and the Prophet
engage their abilities in behalf of humanity rather than for personal use, but while many Prophets are rejected by the group they
were sent to enlighten, Visionaries tend to be celebrated for their capacity to read what is just over the horizon.

The shadow Prophet or Visionary manifests as a willingness to sell one's visionary abilities to the high bidder, or to alter their
vision to make it more acceptable to society. In extreme cases, tainted visions may lead entire societies into murderous or
destructive rampages; then the Destroyer archetype may supersede the Visionary, as in the case of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao.

Films: Eriq Ebouaney in Lumumba; Peter Finch in Network (shadow).

Religion/Myth: Hebrew Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and others who often chastised powerful leaders while calling the
people's attention to their own failings); Muhammad (the final Prophet of Islam, who directed God's message to the Arab people
through the Quran); Baha'u'llah (nineteenth-century Iranian prophet who founded the Bahai Faith, spreading his vision of "one
universal Cause, one common Faith"); Cassandra (in Greek lore, daughter of the king and queen of Troy, who was given the gift
of prophecy by Apollo in an attempt to seduce her; because she refused his advances, he made all her prophecies fall on deaf
ears); Zarathustra (prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism).