[by catmeff]
At the mythological level, Thor and Loki are eternal archetypes of duality and wholeness. Each brother is the direct opposite of the other. Thor represents order, control and reason. Loki embodies chaos, unpredictability and unmediated emotion.
They are each other's shadows, as Jung used that term. They live out each other's repressed characteristics. In every heroic Thor, there lurks a destructive Loki. In every troubled Loki, the potential exists for a wise and caring Thor.
As individuals, Thor and Loki are incomplete personalities. But together, they embody wholeness. Until that integration is understood and accomplished, however, they will be locked in their eternal love/hate relationship, wreaking havoc across the Nine Realms.
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