Archetypes are ancient instinctual patterns that influence human behaviours and emerge at critical times in our lives. They follow typical patterns, which is why they appear the world’s myths and art. What isn’t spoken about is their use in music- as sonic representations of psychological narratives. This article explores the use of archetypes in music and their relationship to ritual systems of transformation, used throughout cultures to aid personality and spiritual development. The article concludes by showing how these insights are developed within the Sound-Soul system, a unique ethos and approach to music and performance aimed at transformative experience.