Part 1. The problem of soul starvation -- The six archetypal stages: an overview -- The innocent -- The orphan -- The pilgrim -- The warrior-lover -- The monarch -- The magician -- The road to magician level -- The sub-stages. Part 2. Where did these stages come from? : a brief history. Part 3. Literature : the dynamic expression of the six stages -- Literature from the Bible onwards -- Shakespeare and the six stages -- The literature : continued -- Nineteenth and twentieth century literature : failing belief in the stages -- Recent literature : Harry Potter -- What the literature has shown : stages and sub-stages -- Identifying the stages of development -- Love and creativity -- Closing : some thoughts on education.