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According to Carl Jung, which mental archetype that defines life instincts can appear in dreams as a dragon, demon, or some sort of dark, wild figure?

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That's the Shadow.

In Jungian psychology the Shadow archetype contains the repressed, instinctual, dark, and animal side of the psyche — the life‑instincts and impulses a person denies or disowns. In dreams it commonly appears as monsters, dragons, demons, wild animals, or other dark figures and signals material that needs to be acknowledged and integrated.