Carlos Rising’s Archetype:

80% Dreamer (Innocent)

20% Creator (Artisan)

At first glance, I also thought you might be more of a Lover: looking for connection and intimacy. John Legend popped up in my mind, and it’s funny that he also has a daughter named Luna. But here’s where it gets fun, looking at the deeper layers of your work and the stuff you seem to be attracted to, I think we find more of a dreamer, optimist, idealist, and hopeless romantic.

I think the Innocent is actually the Lover and Caregiver rolled into one. The Lover is more about connection through seduction, the Caregiver is pure service. The Innocent dreams of a love that is unconditional and harmonious.

The first hint was the bicycle. The most obvious answer was the culture of Amsterdam, but you said shows being free, youthfulness and is a mode of transportation that can take you “off road”.

You told me about how Shel Silverstein’s work makes you feel a certain way, and he is actually associated with the innocent. There is whimsy infused in all his work. It’s interesting to note that The Giving Tree is a story of unconditional love and giving, and it’s controversial for some people because they see this kind of giving as naive and not having boundaries. But the story is about an ideal form of love. The innocent falls within the quadrant of those “Yearning for Paradise”. There is always longing, yearning, dreaming and hoping of a better love, more peace, a good future, dreams achieved, etc.

Then you sent me that mood board with Wes Anderson and his films often have a certain naïveté, charm, and simplicity beneath their artistic complexity. There’s an optimistic, idealistic view of the world, and there’s a sense of childlike wonder in many of Anderson’s characters and storylines. Whether it’s the quirky characters searching for love, friendship, or personal growth, there's often a sense of purity and vulnerability in their journeys, no matter how absurd or eccentric their circumstances are.

Key Elements: Optimism, nostalgia, simplicity, purity, and childlike wonder.

Characters in Anderson’s films often display a sense of earnestness, even when involved in fantastical or absurd situations. Their journeys tend to be about growth, discovery, and maintaining a sense of wonder despite the complexities of life. (This absurdity is also found in Silverstein’s work.

Both Wes Anderson and Shel Silverstein also carry the Creator.

Someone that’s mostly Creator is someone like Jacob Collier: a musician’s musician, shows little intricacies, all his Logic projects that he breaks down, somehow his behind the scenes still preserves his magic.

Other musicians that fit the innocent/dreamer vibe: Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Phil Collins