▁of ▁the ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁synchron icity ▁( t ogether ▁with ▁Pan ▁and ▁D ion ys us ): ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁identified ▁by ▁some ▁with ▁the ▁arch et ype ▁of ▁he aler , ▁as ▁the ▁ancient ▁Gree ks ▁as cribed ▁he aling ▁magic ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁ab normal ▁psych ology ▁Sam u els ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁states ▁that ▁Jung ▁cons iders ▁Herm es ▁the ▁arch et ype ▁for ▁n arc iss istic ▁dis order ; ▁however , ▁he ▁l ends ▁the ▁dis order ▁a ▁" pos itive " ▁( ben ef icious ) ▁aspect , ▁and ▁represents ▁both ▁the ▁good ▁and ▁bad ▁of ▁n arc iss ism . ▁ ▁For ▁López - P ed ra za , ▁Herm es ▁is ▁the ▁prote ctor ▁of ▁psych other apy . ▁For ▁Mc Ne ely , ▁Herm es ▁is ▁a ▁god ▁of ▁the ▁he aling ▁arts . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Christopher ▁Book er , ▁all ▁the ▁roles ▁Herm es ▁held ▁in ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁thought ▁all ▁considered ▁reve als ▁Herm es ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁guide ▁or ▁observer ▁of ▁transition . ▁ ▁For ▁Jung , ▁Herm es ' s ▁role ▁as ▁trick ster ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁guide ▁through ▁the ▁psych other ape ut ic ▁process . ▁ ▁Herm es ▁in ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁See ▁Greek ▁myth ology ▁in ▁popular ▁culture : ▁Herm es ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Herm es ▁Tr ism eg ist us ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bur k ert , ▁Walter , ▁Greek ▁Religion , ▁Harvard ▁University